Can a elderly person with dementia update a existing will, which was prepared years ago prior to the on set of Dementia.

The standard for ability to make a will is that the person be able to know their family and have a general idea of their property. A diagnosis is...

Who is responsible for the nursing home bill?

You will not be responsible for any of her bills. You can notify the creditors, including the nursing home, that she has passed and there is no...

Married abroad is married here. You can have your US ceremony, but it will just be a ceremony. Please do not lie to the IRS or your parents’s...

Can my uncle sell the house?

That depends on owns the property. If your grandmother was sole owner, her will controls. I think this is a good question to ask an estate...

You can just start saying “no” to his demands. This is really not a legal question. You can formally resign, but I suspect that will not solve your...

We feel we are not being reprenented fairly?

Probably not. You may have signed away your rights to be involved in these kinds of decisions. If you really think the executor is messing up, you...

Have an Aunt that had past 10 years ago with unclaimed money around 56,000. Can't find her beneficiary either.

Yes, but you will have to file a petition for probate, if that has not been done already. You will probably need a lawyer’s help.

No, however, if the irrevocable trust doesn’t own anything, it won’t accomplish much. If you want it to control real estate, you need to record a...

Yes. To make this happen, you can either use a will, or transfer your ownership in the property to a trust. If you do not do one of those things,...

Are you the petitioner (the person filing the probate) ? Read the document carefully. It may be that you will be promising that you gave notice to...