I'm a 58 year old man with stage IV kidney cancer I've recently been approved for SSDI. I'm not to receive my

In most cases cashing in a retirement plan will affect Medicaid but annuitizing the plan instead of cashing it in may not impair Medicaid in some...

My mother, an elderly woman, needs to evict my brother (53). How can she evict him without using a lawyer?

Try the local legal services office for possibly free legal help. Adult protective services also may help. It is very difficult to file for...

If seven children inherit a house -can two of the children legally force the sale of the house.

Typically, the two brothers would have the right to insist the house be sold EVENTUALLY if they are co-owners and other owners won't buy them out. ...

What kind of lawyer do I need?

What kind of lawyer do you need?........... A GOOD ONE!! [Sorry, I couldn't resist.] But seriously, folks, you probably should consulte a trusts...

In GA can house be saved from Medicaid recovery after mom passes away?

Various techniques may be available to protect the house while your mom is alive but once she passes away it probably will be too late. Therefore,...

My mother been in full time nursing home under medicaid, now i recenty found out after my father pass away she now have 42 acre

While the Medicaid recipient or her agent must disclose an inheritance, Medicaid planning may be able to save some or all of the inheritance. ...

Will the 3.8% Healthcare Tax that goes into affect in 2013 affect estate sale of home ?

I disagree with attorney Millsap's suggestion to consult an accountant over a lawyer familiar with tax law, but the substance of his post is right....

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I am executor of my best friends will and her husband refuses to give the will and life insurance policies to me.

Typically, state statutes require a person holding an original will to present it to court for probate or to the person named in the will as...

My fathers home was in a trust that would be sold and split between all siblings. My sisters put my father in a home and put

Consult a lawyer experienced in BOTH 1- trusts and estates and 2- elder law. Your father MIGHT have grounds to force the sisters to pay him back...

Fathers grandmother (not a lawyer) wants to represent him

Depends what you mean by "represent." Only a NY state licensed lawyer can represent another person in court except in very limited circumstances. ...