International Custody and the Hague ConventionJack Redmond's parents met in Ireland while his mother, Mary Redmond, a United States citizen, was studying in the country. Jack's father was a citizen of Ireland. When the couple found out that Mary was pregnant, they...
Month: January 2014
Divorce and Social Security Benefits of Your Spouse
How does divorce affect your Social Security benefits? In recent years, the divorce rate among the Baby Boomer generation is on the rise. A recent New York Times article revealed that, although the overall rate in the U.S. has declined markedly over the last decade,...
Pennsylvania DUI & Refusing Chemical Testing
DUI & Refusal of Chemical Testing in PennsylvaniaWhen Lamar Odom was pulled over for a suspected DUI in August, he almost immediately earned himself a one year suspension of his driver's license. How is this possible when "innocent until proven guilty" is the...
Pennsylvania DUI & Refusing Chemical Testing
DUI & Refusal of Chemical Testing in PennsylvaniaWhen Lamar Odom was pulled over for a suspected DUI in August, he almost immediately earned himself a one year suspension of his driver's license. How is this possible when "innocent until proven guilty" is the...
Stars Without Prenuptial Agreements & Divorce
Stars Without Prenups and the Divorces that FollowMichael Jordan. Madonna. Tiger Woods. Alec Baldwin. Rupert Murdoch. Mel Gibson. What do all of these individuals have in common? Yes, they are all famous celebrities. Yes, they are all worth millions upon millions...
Stars Without Prenuptial Agreements & Divorce
Stars Without Prenups and the Divorces that FollowMichael Jordan. Madonna. Tiger Woods. Alec Baldwin. Rupert Murdoch. Mel Gibson. What do all of these individuals have in common? Yes, they are all famous celebrities. Yes, they are all worth millions upon millions...
Special Needs Guardianships
Special Needs Guardianships: Why you must go to court to get control over your own childMany parents of special needs children are shocked to find out that when their disabled child reaches adulthood, they no longer have a legal right to control or decision making for...
Who Needs a Special Needs Trust?
Who needs a Special Needs Trust?Special Needs Trusts provide disabled individuals and their families with a way to protect assets, thereby allowing funds to be used to enhance the disabled individual's quality of life to the highest extent possible. Who can or should...
What is Elder Law?
"What is Elder Law?"When we tell people that we handle Elder Law cases, most people don't have a real clear picture of what that means. Many just assume that we only have elderly clients, or that we can handle any case brought to us by an elderly individual. So what...