I'm applying for MASS HEAlth for my mother, and eligibility is dependent on "spending down her assets". What can I spend it on?

Assuming that your mother has no other assets of any value other than the $9000 you state, then the first thing to do would be to acquire a prepaid...

Trust Settlement

It is a practical impossibility to answer questions such as you are raising without reading the entire document. It is typical that sections of...

Probate court

It's called a subpoena duces tecum. It requires that you produce all of the listed documents unless there is an available exception to the demand...

You can make whatever kind of deal you can get the other sibling to agree to. You have equitable arguments as you stated in your question in that...

Can a different probate judge reverse a devise of property in Connecticut?

A new judge can do what the old judge couldn't of done. What this means is that if there was a request properly filed with the court to approve a...

Trustee

If it is proven that the trustee lied in a sworn affidavit that should be sufficient "cause" to remove the trustee. The real problem is "proving"...

The Executrix appointed by a will and approved by the Probate Court has disposed of all personal property

Please see the post I made earlier today. Attorney Weatherby is licensed to practice law in Connecticut and three other states with an office in...

The Executrix appointed by a will and approved by the Probate Court has disposed of all personal property

There is not a simple answer to your question, because it is actually a complicated question. I assume that the well has been submitted to the...

My Mom has been in and out of hospitla and rehab nursing homes for over a month. I want to take her home

It requires considerably more information than you provided in your question to be able to be of any assistance. Neither hospitals or nursing...

If partners are not "married" in NJ, is the other partner not eligible for their pension if one of us dies, even with a will?

You've asked what appears to be a simple question. Unfortunately it doesn't have a simple answer. Wills have never controlled the distribution of...