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Panama City- Broken families across the state had their eyes glued on Tallahassee this past legislative session. Many were hoping for change to Florida's alimony laws. But a reform bill failed to get enough support, and now the ongoing battle continues. Posted: 11:18 AM Apr 29, 2012 Reporter: Bryan Anderson Email Address: Bryan.Anderson@wjhg.com Panama City- A Gulf County resident, who asked not to be identified, won't ever live a normal life again. We'll call him John and he suffered debilitating injuries during a 2001 car accident and now depends on the federal government to cover his ever-mounting medical bills. "The other day I was in so much pain I had to go to the emergency room," said John, Despite John's condition, Florida law still requires him to pay $2,000 per month in alimony to his soon-to-be ex-wife. It's cases like John's the Florida Alimony Reform group want to change. They had hoped to do it through a reform bill this past legislative session. It passed the House, but failed to reach the Senate floor. Two issues at the center of the debate are the amount of discretion judges throughout the state have in each case, and the fact that Florida is one of only a few states in the entire country that allows permanent alimony. Supporters claim the current laws are progressive. "We've changed it substanitally in two years, and were continuing to do so. Were open to fair reform," said Florida Bar Family Section Chairman David Manz. Opponents call them outdated. "If you call that progressive then we have a different definition of the word. I think the people who claim it to be progressive are the same people that are making money off this broken system," said Florida Alimony Reform Spokesman Alan Frisher. Opinions aside, the reform bill failed and any possible changes to Florida's alimony statutes won't happen for at least another year. "The government isn't going to do anything that's going to make them pay more money i

Springhill Group Home Care In a fast phase world like ours, finding time for fun and leisure is hard and finding time for family is harder. Sometimes we are left with no choice. We are forced to leave our elderly family members in a nursing home or more popular as home for the aged. There is always two sides in a story, leaving elderly family member in a caring home has advantages and disadvantages. Number of senior citizens suddenly seemed to multiply since 1950's. In 1900 the average life expectancy was forty-five, by 1950 the average life span was almost seventy years; the population has doubled but the number of people65 and over had quadrupled to become 8% of the total. In 1950's more and more population of "retirees" are supposed to get their pensions. Due to this case, extended families are seemed to be an obligation, where elderly had to stay with their sons, daughters or grandchildren. People then began wondering how to accommodate this burden. They started taking about nursing homes, retirement houses, or apartments where they can leave their elderly. Golden years are supposed to have a positive connotation but now the phrase developed into a different meaning. Instead of the "golden years" being now, I a one's old age golden refer to the good old days. Studies showed that people in developed countries are not only living longer, but also remain healthy for much of their lives, unlike in less developed countries, where the elderly tend to be plagued with serious illnesses. Causing them to live longer which means government has to support them because they are already retirees. In order to support them, one must work and working means no one to take care of the elderly. Elderly has a special healthcare although facilities like home for the aged are designed to take care of them they are often lacking human resources and other needs of these retirees. A sad truth is some facilities have no mercy on their patients. Sometimes th

Scam, Frauds and identity theft are just some of the threats encountering by the internet users. For the new users this kind of occurrence during their search or conversation on the internet can give them quite idea that these are likely important and can simply hook them up in just a single click. So, if you are one of them and or think that you have been a witness of these blue moons or just simply to be aware about and safeguard yourself, below are the lists of activities or actions that you can take in order to put a fence on your side. 1. Do not use or carry a checkbook When you are paying stuff, it suggests being it in cash or credit card. It's safer to pay your bills through your bank or credit unification online bill paying service which is usually free. 2. Buy and use a paper cutter Identity thieves actually go through homeowner's trash to acquire personal information. For you to put off these thieves objectives, feel Secure to cut any documents that have your social security number or other financial information, such as the bank account number of yours, credit card numbers and the like that can possibly give these people your personal identity. If you don't have paper cutter make use of an alternative through burning these documents completely. 3. Freeze your credit This is to hands off scammers from opening unauthorized accounts in your name or identity. Even if your state is one of the few that does not allow freeze, you can still freeze your files at some of the leading major credit bureaus out there. 4. Make a Do-not-Call List 5. Make a statement to block credit card offers 6. Always put your Social Security card in a safe place When you renew your driver's license, make sure the DMV does not use your Social Security number as your driver's license number. 7. Make use of a different email addresses 8. Use a separate email address This is when you post messages t

"No one should be deceived by our cool-headed stance. Our acting with common sense should not be perceived as a weakness," said Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey's brief response to last week's incident seems to show that a violent retaliation from their side is not happening, although Prime Minister Erdogan has warned that Syria must not test his resolve. Prime Minister Erdogan announced that Turkey had altered its military policies of engagement toward Syria. In his speech to the legislative body also attended by Arab diplomats, Erdogan said, "Every military element that approaches the Turkish border from Syria in a manner that constitutes a security risk or danger would be considered as a threat and would be treated as a military target."

The insurance fraud in Changwon uncovered by the Financial Supervisory Service is both shocking and disturbing. It involved as many as 1,361 people, mostly residents of the South Gyeongsang Province city, who either posed as fake patients or exaggerated their illnesses. Collectively, they claimed 9.5 billion won from 33 insurance companies between 2007 and 2011. At the center of the scam ― the largest ever in terms of the number of people involved ― were three unconscionable hospitals in the city, which recruited fake patients systematically in cahoots with insurance brokers and solicitors. They did this to increase revenue and ease their financial distress.

The insurance fraud in Changwon uncovered by the Financial Supervisory Service is both shocking and disturbing. It involved as many as 1,361 people, mostly residents of the South Gyeongsang Province city, who either posed as fake patients or exaggerated their illnesses. Collectively, they claimed 9.5 billion won from 33 insurance companies between 2007 and 2011. At the center of the scam ― the largest ever in terms of the number of people involved ― were three unconscionable hospitals in the city, which recruited fake patients systematically in cahoots with insurance brokers and solicitors. They did this to increase revenue and ease their financial distress.

"No one should be deceived by our cool-headed stance. Our acting with common sense should not be perceived as a weakness," said Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey's brief response to last week's incident seems to show that a violent retaliation from their side is not happening, although Prime Minister Erdogan has warned that Syria must not test his resolve. Prime Minister Erdogan announced that Turkey had altered its military policies of engagement toward Syria. In his speech to the legislative body also attended by Arab diplomats, Erdogan said, "Every military element that approaches the Turkish border from Syria in a manner that constitutes a security risk or danger would be considered as a threat and would be treated as a military target."