No matter when or where….Let Your Voice Be Heard. In early February 1990 George H. W. Bush was President. Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the U.K. Nelson Mandela was still imprisoned in apartheid-ridden South Africa. The price of gasoline hovered around $1 per gallon. The internet did not even exist. On February 25, 1990, … Read more
Each of us faces illness from time to time. We can and should do what we can to prevent illness. However, we also can prepare for when illness does occur. Preparation for illness has two components: 1) financial preparation for the costs, and 2) legal preparation for decision making authority. The preparation for the costs … Read more
Make sure your wishes are known with a health care directive. Most of us have heard of Terri Schiavo and her lack of a health care directive. Terri had a heart problem and slipped into a coma in Florida in her 20s. Terri had not expressed with great clarity what she wanted done in such … Read more
On your wedding day, everything seems like a dream. You have planned for it. You imagine the life you’ll build with your new spouse. You are filled with hope and expectation. Perhaps you even imagine growing old together and celebrating your golden anniversary surrounded by your children and grandchildren. However, nearly half of American marriages … Read more
Special Needs Trusts are just one aspect of a proper estate plan. Read on for more information on how we can help with your special needs trust or estate planning questions. Sam and Laura were delighted with the birth of their daughter Ella. The proud parents dutifully touted photos and began making college fund contributions. … Read more
Compliments of the McGee Law Firm, Attorney Brandon McGee Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and J.R. Simplot are names which have become synonymous with success. Bill Gates founded Microsoft Corporation and became a multi-billionaire at a very young age. Warren Buffet is known as the “Oracle of Omaha” and is known for his value-based approach to … Read more
Compliments of the McGee Law Firm, Attorney Brandon McGee Your child has just turned 6,570 days old, and on the surface nothing seems to have changed. He still mixes the reds with the whites in the wash—she drove off with her book bag on the roof of her car again. But, disconcerting as it may … Read more
Compliments of the McGee Law Firm, Attorney Brandon McGee As you drive your mom to her regular doctor appointment, you think of everything you need to do: Drop off Bobby at soccer, pick up Sally from softball, pick up groceries, make dinner, etc. It seems the list is endless. You wonder how your mom had … Read more
Compliments of the McGee Law Firm, Attorney Brandon McGee Nobody plans to break up. When a couple marries, they dream of their lives together and the special times they will share. They think of the shared holidays and the family that will grow from their love. Their lives become intertwined emotionally, financially, and legally. But, … Read more
Compliments of the McGee Law Firm, Attorney Brandon McGee Most of us expect that tomorrow will be another day like any other. But, as Euripides said, “no one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.” In fact thousands of people die in the United States every single day. Some of them die … Read more