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A few weeks ago, we spoke about the relatively unknown estate planning tool called the IRA Trust (http://themcmasterlawfirm.wordpress.com/2014/06/13/the-ira-trust-the-estate-planning-tool-that-nobody-knows-about/). We mentioned the significant tax and estate planning...

Generally, most people today have some sort of Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) set up in order to protect their finances in preparation for retirement and their eventual passing. In order to pass their accumulation of wealth on to their spouse, children, or...

“End-of-life” planning, or “advanced care” planning, generally is reserved for discussions between family members and their loved ones, but may sometimes include an attorney. These discussions center around decisions for artificial life support, “pull the plug”...

The right to marry is a fundamental civil right that is guaranteed by the United States Constitution and, more specifically, protected under the civil right to enter into contracts (as marriage is seen as a contract between two people governed by the state). However,...

Generally, when a patient checks into a hospital, nursing home, assisted living facility, etc., they are under the impression that their medical condition, appearance, behavior, and recovery will be free from intrusion and unwanted visitors. For the most part, no one...

Glen Campbell, a famous guitar player and country music recording artist, was recently moved to an Alzheimer’s treatment facility due to the worsening of his condition. The “Rhinestone Cowboy” singer was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s about 3 years ago, but only recently...

It’s Memorial Day Weekend, which means that Summer is right around the corner! As weather warms up, people tend to often make “Summer purchases” – boats, jet skis, beach houses, etc. However, when buying these objects from either a dealer or private individual, there...

Most of us remember the criticism and outrage over physician-assisted suicide in the early 1990’s, mainly surrounding the medical practices of the infamous Doctor Jack Kevorkian. The debate over Dr. Kevorkian’s controversial assistance in his patient’s suicides...

We’ve all received that email or phone message that goes something like this: “Dear John, a wealthy Nigerian prince (or Sultan of Sudan, Prince of Abu Dhabi, etc.) is in possession of over 30 million US dollars that he would like to remit to your bank account for...