Would this be considered grand larceny if he is paying with my dad and moms money for something dad did not want to have.

Not clear from your question who granted your brother a Power of Attorney. If your father granted your brother power of attorney, then it ended...

Can a will be canceled?

HIs wife may be correct. If your father's Will was executed between 10/1/1967 and 1/1/1997, and it made no mention that it was executed in...

Is there anything he can to contest their decision? Is this legal? Where can he find help in Connecticut? Any recommendations?

This decision is the mothers. She can revoke the Power of Attorney naming the daughters. If she desires, mother can execute a new Power of...

The power of attorney will not expire unless there is an expiration date within its terms. If the power of attorney is a "Durable" Power of...

Per Capita, not per Stirpes reads in the will of the mother-in-law's will

Connecticut has an anti-lapse statute that can effect the distribution if it applies. This is very old style language and is not clear on the...

Does per capita, and not per stirpes still hold up today in Probate Courts?

Without seeing the language in the Will it is impossible to give an accurate opinion. The specific language used determines whether the...

Can my mother transfers the majority of her investment assets (stocks, mutual funds) to me for Medicaid spend down purposes & pr

The answer depends on the facts. If she gifts the assets to you for no consideration, then she will incur a transfer penalty. If she is paying...

Upon death how is the value of gold figured for estate purposes to heirs, the value the day of demise or ????

The value of an estate asset for estate tax purposes is date of death value unless you properly elect the alternate valuation date, which is six...

You may be able to take court action to speed up the approval of your application, but you are unlikely to get monetary damages awarded to you on...

If i don’t mention a son or daughter in my trust/will, leaving everything to somebody else,

If you want to intentionally omit any of your children from your estate plan, it would be wise to mention this in the documents, so they can not...

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