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Not every divorce needs to be a TV soap opera. Instead, a couple can jointly decide the terms of their divorce, including such issues as child support, child custody, alimony, and the division of marital property. Unfortunately, many couples cannot stand to even be in the same room with each other. Other couples are still fighting battles from long ago. Coming together to negotiate a settlement can be difficult in these circumstances, which means the couple will probably end up before a…

There is no doubt that being involved in an accident that results in personal injuries can be expensive. To be sure, healthcare costs alone often total into the tens of thousands of dollars, or even into the hundreds of thousands of dollars depending upon the severity of the injury. While these expenses may be covered by your health insurance company, or a government-funded program, such as Medicaid or Medicare, if you recover damages in a personal injury settlement, a medical lien may…

Motor vehicle accidents aren’t just traumatizing, but expensive, too. Indeed, from medical expenses to property damage expenses to lost wages to legal expenses and more, you may be looking at costs totaling thousands of dollars, if not tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. In order to seek compensation for these expenses and your damages, filing a car accident claim is advised. Before you embark on the process, though, you may have questions about the average settlement for car accidents in Indianapolis….

Property owners owe certain duties to people who visit their land, and any failure to exercise proper care could make the landowner liable in a premises liability claim. At Eskew Law, we have helped many people who have slipped and fallen or been injured in other ways at businesses and on private property. To bring a premises liability claim, you will need to establish certain elements. These elements are required. Think of them as puzzle pieces—without all the pieces, you don’t have a complete…

Accidents happen, and when they do someone usually gets hurt. At Eskew Law, we are experienced personal injury lawyers who have been helping people receive compensation for decades. One question many of our clients have is, “What is a personal injury claim?” Put simply, personal injury is an area of law that deals with injuries that individual people suffer at the hands of another person or business. These injuries can be caused intentionally, as with assault or battery, or accidentally, as in a car accident. As a…

As a leading car accident law firm, we routinely receive emails and phone calls from people stating, “I was involved in a hit and run accident, what now?” This question is perfectly reasonable. After a hit and run, you probably are quite shaken up and don’t know what to do. Fortunately, there are steps you can take that will increase your chances of receiving compensation. Hit and run statistics are alarming. According to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, there were 16,608 hit and run…

Recent Fraudulent Activity Eskew Law has received notice that there was a recent attempt to impersonate a lawyer from our firm. The person in question called demanding thousands in dollars in order to avoid criminal charges. This was an attempt at fraud, if you receive a call like this, you should hang up immediately. Don’t hesitate to call Eskew Law at 317-793-2325 to verify a call, email, or letter. Report phone scam attempts to the FTC here.

Guide [2019] | Personal Injury Process The following topic was updated in October 2022 After an accident, many victims are shocked by the expenses that suddenly start piling up. In addition to pricey medical care, they also have to repair any damaged property (like their vehicle) and often need to arrange to have someone clean their home and cook their meals. If their injuries are particularly serious, they have to stop working at the same time, which only increases the stress. If…

Losing a loved one in an accident is absolutely devastating. The emotional pain can be even more dramatic when you find out that the accident could have been prevented if only proper care had been taken. If your family member was killed as a result of the wrongful actions, careless inactions, negligence, or recklessness of another party, you may be able to hold that defendant legally liable through a wrongful death lawsuit. At Eskew Law, our Indianapolis wrongful death attorneys have the skills and…