Questions answered by Lawrence A Friedman

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Can I get help finding and elder lawyer who helps exploitation of the elderly. A lawyer that would act accordingly and help.

Lawrence's answer | Answered on June 24, 2013

An elder law attorney may be able to help but expensive litigation surely would be required.

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Can I put my 19 yr. old daughter on my home deed if I am receiving Medicaid and Medicare benefits?

Lawrence's answer | Answered on June 24, 2013

Yes, but depending on circumstances, you might lose Medicaid due to gift penalties, but you might not depending on the Medicaid program and other...

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How much income can a person receive and still receive medicaid. I live in the state of Mississippi.

Lawrence's answer | Answered on June 24, 2013

SSD and SS retirement at normal retirement age should be the same number and changing from one to the other shouldn't affect Medicaid. Call the...

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Can the home my mother deeded to my siblings and I be deeded back to her in order for us to sell the home and avoid heavy taxes

Lawrence's answer | Answered on June 24, 2013

The house can be deeded back to mom and depending when it was deeded to you and how long mom lived in the house, deeding it back to mom could...

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Can i put a lien on a house that was given to my brother in the will ?

Lawrence's answer | Answered on June 24, 2013

Absolutely, positively not unless you first get legal advice and determine that you have a reasonable basis to lien. Otherwise you can be liable...

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I have POA for both my parents who have dementia. My brother (59 yrs old) is contesting that I obtain guardianship.

Lawrence's answer | Answered on June 23, 2013

The APS lawyer represents the Middlesex County Board of Social Services. I'm guessing it's an attorney with whom I've dealt many times. He is a...

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My power of attorney was written to expire in 5 years. Can I add an addendum change that.

Lawrence's answer | Answered on June 23, 2013

Maybe but I would VERY STRONGLY recommend against an amendment to a POA. Instead, you should do a new POA. Any POA should be prepared by a lawyer...

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Can a person "deed" their portion of their house if the NJ Deed is 2 individuals with "rights of survivorship?"

Lawrence's answer | Answered on June 23, 2013

Typically, deeds with survivorship rights can be converted to deed w/o survivorship rights but there can be circumstances that prevent the...

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If the approved administrator fails to collect and divide all the assets and subsequently dies, what happens?

Lawrence's answer | Answered on June 21, 2013

It probably is worth paying a lawyer to look into this because there could be serious value at stake. However, my colleagues also are correct that...

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My brother is executor of my father's small 51,000$ estate. On the paperwork, he said he waived his fee, then, he said he took

Lawrence's answer | Answered on June 21, 2013

NJ statutes provide that normally an executor gets fees of 6% of income + 5% of the first $200,000 principal (+ more if the estate exceeds...

Lawrence A Friedman's Answers (2424)

Can I get help finding and elder lawyer who helps exploitation of the elderly. A lawyer that would act accordingly and help.

Can I put my 19 yr. old daughter on my home deed if I am receiving Medicaid and Medicare benefits?

How much income can a person receive and still receive medicaid. I live in the state of Mississippi.

Can the home my mother deeded to my siblings and I be deeded back to her in order for us to sell the home and avoid heavy taxes

Can i put a lien on a house that was given to my brother in the will ?

I have POA for both my parents who have dementia. My brother (59 yrs old) is contesting that I obtain guardianship.

My power of attorney was written to expire in 5 years. Can I add an addendum change that.

Can a person "deed" their portion of their house if the NJ Deed is 2 individuals with "rights of survivorship?"

If the approved administrator fails to collect and divide all the assets and subsequently dies, what happens?

My brother is executor of my father's small 51,000$ estate. On the paperwork, he said he waived his fee, then, he said he took