Mother is only heir on my cousins’s house. Mother is on Title 19 and State paid for live-in caregiver. Mother dies in August 20

Unfortunately there is likely nothing to inherit. By law the state is entitled to be fully reimbursed for all long-term care Medicaid...

My lawyer will not close the estate or answer my requests. Hiring another attorney for three years nothing. What do I do?

The old lawyer is require to turn over or at least produce a copy of most of the file if you request. It's a rule of ethics and you threaten (or...

How long does probate take?

Nominally, estates are supposed to be closed within a year. However if there are any IRS issues, or if properties need to sell on the open market,...

My father has passed away. He had no will?

As attorney Etter notes, if anyone is a beneficiary on life insurance it is not uncommon to assign the funeral home a part of that check directly. ...

How can I cash my deceased mothers check? I use to take care of her before she passed away.

You have no legal authority to act upon a check in your late mother's name unless the probate court appoints you as administrator of the estate,...

Will I loose the house to Medicaid ?

Without two full years of living with her, you may or may not be able to keep the home. You should consult with an elder law attorney with more...

I have power of attorney over my grandmother, she's cosigning for a car for myself. Can I sign the car loan for her?

As the power of attorney, you have an ethical obligation to use that power in your grandmother's interests. So it is generally inappropriate for...

If my mother in law needs to go to a nursing home can medicaid demand we pay for it out of a Canadian family trust from the 80's

You are going to need to hire an attorney to fight DSS and to look over the trust to be sure, but generally, if the trust only provides her with an...

Commissioner's don't ordinarily have seals and even notaries aren't required to have them by state law. Any bank operating here should know this,...

Can I asked the probate court to include the value of a business in the inventory of the estate property?

The inventory has to value the assets owned by the estate subject to probate. For real estate specifically you should get a market analysis or use...