View a detailed animation of ischemic stroke. Ischemic strokes occur as a result of an obstruction within a blood vessel supplying blood to the brain. The underlying condition for this type of obstruction is the development of fatty deposits lining the vessel walls. This condition is called atherosclerosis.
Bifurcation (law) Bifurcation is a judge's ability in law to divide a trial into two parts so as to render a judgment on a set of legal issues without looking at all aspects. Frequently, civil cases are bifurcated into separate liability and damages proceedings. Criminal trials are also often bifurcated into guilt and sentencing phases, especially in capital cases. In divorce cases, some states allow bifurcation, that permits a divorce case to be finalized with certain aspects, such as property, to be dealt with after dissolution.
In this scenario, a mortgage bifurcation acts as a tool that enables the homeowner to manipulate her debt but only applies if the homeowner owes more on the mortgage than the property is worth. However, Chapter 13 bankruptcy law prohibits the inclusion of primary, or first, mortgages in a mortgage bifurcation. Chapter 13 only allows mortgage bifurcations with second or third mortgages on a homeowner's primary residence or with any mortgage on an investment property or second home.