One obvious issue is that, because your granddaughter is 19, your state treats her as an adult who makes her own decisions. If you believe your...

If you need free ("pro bono") representation, you may want to look into whether you and your particular legal matter might qualify for...

The answer to this question depends on your mother's capacity. If your mother has the capacity to make her own decisions, then you should talk to...

I am not 100% sure what the best practice area would be for your question, but I believe that Elder Law might make more sense than Estate Planning,...

In order to have authority to make medical, residential, legal decisions, etc. for an incapacitated adult child, a parent must be appointed as...

In my experience (though not in Illinois) this is not uncommon and the attorney is likely obligated to do this. The judge typically has to approve...

As a co-trustee with your wife, you are neither in a partnership nor holding assets as joint tenants just by virtue of serving as co-trustees. ...

In a grantor trust, the grantor typically serves as the initial trustee. If there is no successor trustee, I am under the impression you are...

A Will only controls what is in a person's probate estate when the person passes away, while a Trust controls assets that are placed (titled,...

Technically, yes. You can change your Will at any time to add/remove things. However, I would caution that make changes to your Will requires...