Fiduciary responsibility
Gary -- a trustee of any trust does have a fiduciary duty to all of the beneficiaries to carry out his duties impartially and in the best interest...
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Gary -- a trustee of any trust does have a fiduciary duty to all of the beneficiaries to carry out his duties impartially and in the best interest...
You can run into some pretty serious problems if you go forward with the divorce without getting the court's permission to give him notice by...
As her attorney-in-fact, you are obligated to spend it on her and her needs. $4,500 isn't much money. if she's in a nursing home and on Medicaid,...
I am a Massachusetts elder law attorney, so I can give you only very general guidance. First, your father can't leave you anything in a will...
I practice elder law in Massachusetts, not Arizona, so my answer should not be considered legal advice. As of February, 2006, the equity in...
Assuming that your mother never signed a power of attorney, you will need to go to court to request appointment as her guardian or conservator. A...
I assume that you mean the representative payee for Social Security benefits? You can contact the Social Security Administration and apply with...
I can only imagine how frustrated and angry you must be. Generally speaking, the legal questions a lawyer would raise is whether the state gave you...
Under Massachusetts law, if your sister is under guardianship, you may NOT have her do a will. The court has already determined that she is not...
I've practiced elder law and probate for over a decade. A case like you've described is often very difficult to resolve and always VERY...