Justin Lavelle

Justin Lavelle is the social media director and blogger for BeenVerified.com. He is based out of Northern Virginia.

Back To School Checklist For Parents

Justin Lavelle

August 23, 2016

A new school year can mean excitement and anxiety. Your child will meet or reconnect with their peers, as well as with new adults. As a parent, making the effort to meet the adults in your child’s academic life will help to create a building block for your child’s achievement and hopefully help put your mind at ease. Meet the teacher and other new adults You want your child to have a good relationship with their teacher.

Carpool Safety Tips For Parents

Justin Lavelle

September 13, 2016

Did the start of this school year put “figure out carpooling” on your to-do list? Carpooling to school is common, but gives many parents a bout of anxiety. Who will be driving my child? Are they a safe driver? Do these thoughts sound familiar? Whether you’re picking up or dropping off a carpool of kids to school, it’s certainly not a task to take lightly. Carpooling is a responsibility for everyone involved.

Criminal Justice Lessons From The Night Of

Justin Lavelle

August 31, 2016

The fictional crime show The Night Of just wrapped up on HBO. While the show was focused on providing nail-biting entertainment first and foremost, there were a number of potential lessons to learn about America’s criminal justice system. Here are the top five things we learned from The Night Of: Getting Charged With A Crime Is Expensive When the show’s main character, Nasir, is charged with a brutal murder bail is off the table and he faces a long wait in prison.

Do You Know Your Kid's Roommate?

Justin Lavelle

September 3, 2016

As a parent of a college-bound child this year, you’ve probably been having the jitters all summer. In your mind a million questions swirl about what college is going to be like for your son or daughter. Have you thought about who their roommate will be? Keep in mind that not all college freshmen are eighteen years old, some could be significantly older. And not all colleges will necessarily room incoming freshmen together.

Downfall Of A Weiner

Justin Lavelle

September 14, 2016

Another Anthony Weiner sexting scandal is finally resulting in divorce from his wife, Huma Abedin. Abedin, a key aide to Hillary Clinton, announced their separation hours after a sexually explicit photo of Weiner was published by the New York Post. In the (NSFW) photo, the former congressman is showing his crotch with his toddler son in the background. This isn’t the first time Weiner has been caught in a sexting scandal.

Ending Hateful Language Online

Justin Lavelle

September 9, 2016

There is a growing concern among individuals, businesses and many other types of Internet users over abusive language in user generated online content. Most current detection methods only make use of black lists and regular expressions to identify abusive comments – falling short of detecting more subtle approaches of abuse. Now it seems artificial intelligence (AI) has found a better way. Abusive comments are problematic for a number of reasons including leading users to leave an online community or platform, or companies to pull advertisements, which are placed next to those abusive comments.

Haus: The Uber For Home Buying?

Justin Lavelle

August 25, 2016

Haus is a startup launched last month by Garrett Camp, Uber co-founder and CEO of Expa Studios. It’s an online platform for making and accepting offers on residential real estate. What makes Haus different from other home discovery platforms is a goal of bringing transparency and efficiency to the real estate market. By integrating modern digital technology, Haus aims to make the offer review process seamless and transparent to buyers, sellers and agents.

Marriage Finances: Together or Separate?

Justin Lavelle

September 10, 2016

Managing money is an important issue for every married couple. Whether one spouse has a high income and robust net worth (or not) isn’t as important as if each party is in agreement on how money will be managed within the marriage. Each of us have our own ideas about money and how to handle it. It’s an issue that is major cause of divorce. How can you have the blissful marriage you thought you’d have when money is an issue?

Notorious Celebrity Divorce Settlements

Justin Lavelle

September 6, 2016

Is the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard divorce saga finally reaching an end? Heard was awarded $7 million last month in settlement. A week later she announced she’d be donating that money to two charities; the American Civil Liberties Union, with a focus on battling violence against women, and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. However, Depp took the matter into his own hands (and may have been attempting to call Heard’s bluff) by writing the first installment checks to his ex-wife’s chosen charities himself – $3.

Online Dating Crime Impacts Men, Too

Justin Lavelle

August 30, 2016

Last month, a Florida man was shot and killed after meeting his online date in person. It turns out she was paid $50 to use a dating site to lure the man to a robbery, which tragically ended in his death. Adam Hilarie, 27, was a single father who met 18-year-old Hailey Rose Buston on the popular dating site PlentyOfFish. After initially meeting on a date where the two went bowling, Bustos texted him saying, “I had a good time and would like to see you again.

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