Advance Health Care Directives likely would have helped poor Marlise Munoz.Brain Death and Pregnancy - the Marlise Munoz StoryThirty-three year old Texan, Marlise Munoz, who was kept alive by a ventilator for over a month in John Peter Smith Hospital, was taken off of...
Storing Your Estate Planning DocumentsOne question estate planning attorneys are frequently asked is "Where should I keep my original documents?" Generally, the answer to that question is somewhere in your home that is waterproof, fireproof, and secure, yet easily...
COMMON CHILD CUSTODY MYTHS DEBUNKEDMany of our clients come into our office with the same misconceptions relating to custody of their children. Here are some of the most common misconceptions:1. My ex doesn't pay child support so I don't have to let him/her see our...
Advance Health Care Directives and Living Wills in PennsylvaniaDefining Death: Uniform Determination of Death ActCan a person be simultaneously dead and alive? One would think that it's simple enough to define death. If your heart stops and you do not...
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...
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,...
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...
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 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 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...