Collins & Collins, P.C.

The fact that nearly 50% of marriages in the U.S. end in divorce is well known. However, the divorce rate among members of the armed forces is slightly higher and continues to increase. As military divorces rise, so do the…more

Many personal injury cases involve injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Victims of car accidents often find themselves with mounting medical care bills and wonder how to pay them while the case settles…more

On April 26, 2012 the U.S. Senate voted 68-31 to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) for an additional 5 years, despite efforts by opponents to pass a more narrow version of the Act. The Senate version contains…more

In New Mexico, if you suffer an injury in an accident that is due to someone else's negligence, you can recover damages for your injuries from the defendant or the defendant's insurance company…more

A divorce does not affect an individual's credit and credit score directly. However, shared or joint credit obligations often do. Joint credit obligations include bank loans, credit cards, finance and auto loans, mortgages, home…more

The Trayvon Martin case has placed the spotlight on Florida's "stand your ground" law and has given rise to heated debates about whether these kinds of laws encourage vigilantism and allow guilty individuals to get away with…more

The term "low impact accident" is one coined by insurance companies to describe automobile accidents where there was little or no property damage and usually occur at very low speeds. Insurance companies insist that since there…more

Many divorced parents have questions about traveling out of the state with their children either on a short trip or a permanent relocation. Depending on the child custody arrangement, parenting plan in place, and length/ nature…more

A recent case before the New Mexico Court of Appeals clarified whether a court could sentence an individual to more time than agreed to in a plea agreement if a portion of that sentence was suspended. In State v. Miller, the…more

Most people who admit a loved one into a nursing home do so because the senior requires constant care that they are not able to personally provide. The nursing home undertakes this responsibility, which includes supervising and…more

The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant supported by probable cause. However, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held in Florence v. Board of…more

An article in the National Journal last year reported that medical mistakes cost the nation's health care system tens of billions of dollars every year. Unfortunately, instead of getting serious about eliminating those errors,…more

Child support payments can become an extremely contentious issue among former partners. While non-custodial parents sometimes simply fail to pay their child support obligations, in other situations non-custodial parents pay…more

Dehydration and malnutrition have become so commonplace in nursing homes that many have called them "the silent killers." According to a study by The Commonwealth Fund, 35 to 85% of nursing home residents suffer from…more

Doctors at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne, Australia announced a new medical trial that will use melatonin in an effort to prevent prenatal fetal brain injuries, including cerebral palsy. The trial will involve 20 women and…more