
Parenthood

A question from Nicole S. in Dallas: “I left my sleeping baby in the car for two minutes while I ran inside the school to pick up my fourth grader. It was a cool, overcast day and the school is in a safe...
Two things you quickly learn as a parent are (1) you can’t have both nice things and kids, and (2) someone is always getting hurt. Accidently or on purpose kids destroy property and injure each other. My four girls are good kids, but...
The purpose of Lex Mater® (The Law Mother) is to discuss legal questions and circumstances that arise in our everyday lives, including the laws that affect our family life, workplace, schools, and personal finances. Lex Mater is published by Siobhán Fitzpatrick Kratovil,* a former BigLaw...