Scott Allen Scholl’s Answers

Your mother can revoke the POA any time she wants, from any location she wants. Your mother can revoke the POA by simply telling the agent verbally that she is revoking it (although it would still be a good idea to have a written revocation that you can provide to third parties inasmuch as they may be provided with a copy of the POA and not know that your mother told the agent that the POA was revoked. Even if the POA is not revoked, under a power of attorney, the agent (3rd child) has no...

You will want to ensure that you do not co-mingle any of the funds you receive from the IRA with any money earned during your second marriage or held jointly with your second husband. If you do not mix the monies, the funds from the IRA will not be considered marital property.

Even if OCSE takes the position that they will not give him credit for the payments, it will be up to the judge to decide whether or not he receives credit (I am assuming that OCSE is going after him for arrears). Keep in mind that OCSE is there to collect child support, not to help out the parent ordered to pay support. As the cliche goes, hindsight is 20/20, but if you have an order that requires payments to go through the Court's registry or through the Clearinghouse, pay as the order...

Unless I miss my guess, I bet your instructor has a particular case in mind when they formulated the assignment. ;)

Contrary to popular belief, federal law does not control the division of military retirement benefits in a divorce. Federal law merely allows the states to divide military retirement as they would other retirement benefits. Different states have different laws, so you will want to check with someone who practices in any jurisdiction your wife is likely to file (she may have a choice of different states) who is familiar with military divorce issues. If you are still in the military, you...

The statute of limitations for medical bills is only 2 years, so you need to investigate before you do anything. If you make any payment, even $1.00, you will revive the statute of limitations. Plus, if they are in her name only the collector has no grounds to hold your husband liable -- his ex may have a claim against him if he was ordered to pay part or all of them in the decree, but not the collector.

Without prying into the more intimate details of your relationship, it would appear that he could be facing felony charges for sexual assault.

You didn't mention why you suspect foul play. The mere fact that your wife had a power of attorney from her grandmother and your mother-in-law was nominated as the executrix doesn't see, by itself, to indicate foul play. People will often grant one person a power of attorney and name someone else as executor in a will. Nor is is uncommon for someone to name someone as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy and also nominate that same person a the executrix under the will. With all that...

You're correct in thinking that, if you are convicted of murder, your insurance will not cover you for any civil liability for damages arising under the acts that led to the charge. However, as far as asset protection goes this is not something that can be answered in a general question forum and you will need to sit down with an attorney that has expertise in this area. In order to advise you the attorney will need to know the details of your assets, and you will also need to avoid doing...

In Arkansas, there is a presumption that if a parent does not wish for grandparents to visit the child, then the denial of visitation is in the child's best interests. That presumption can be overcome, but there are a few hurdles that the grandparent must overcome before they can establish that they can seek grandparent visitation. Because your parents are divorced, they can certainly file separately because it may be that the court finds that one may establish visitation rights, but not...