18 years ago, could the initial funding of a trust constitute a gift to the beneficiaries?

Transfers in trust can be gifts and may require filing of gift tax returns. They also may or may not qualify for annual gift tax exclusion. See a...

Can an heir (we''ll call him "B") choose to make inherited assets "skip a generation"?

Skipping a generation with tax counsel guidance should be easy to accomplish but if you do it the wrong way you can trigger unnecessary taxes.

Bed-ridden 82 year old father living in his home and is medically neglected by his 49 year old son. Daughter has H/C POA in MI

Possibly nothing, possibly guardianship or other remedies. very fact dependent. Consult a local elder law attorney.

I need to have a will, I'm recently widowed. Don't have much money, I'm still working. I have 4 grown children, a house. 6 grand

On line wills are great------- for lawyers, that is. Seeing as the person making the will doesn't know will, tax, and trusts and estates law,...

Is the person I am living with responsible for any financial assistance in attempting to full his request?

You definitely need individual legal advice. Your ? is very fact sensitive. For instance, you could have contract rights.

So, I am a Caregiver for an older older Elder. I have a great private staff of Assistants. There is always some turn over

Theoretically there are various options but whether they will work from a practical standpoint we can't tell. Consult a local elder law attorney.

Can the funds from a deceased's intestate ckg account be used for a headstone memorial before being divided amongst her children

Depends on whether the headstone is an appropriate administration expense. Unless all the kids sign off, your husband could face a claim by an...

Financial Abuse of the Elderly

Maybe. Depends what the poa says but if the poa didn't authorize your DIL to take the money she took, you can seek it back by civil suit and may...

I am my brain injured fathers caregiver for the last 7. The fiduciary of his trust is my sister. We have a strained

Regardless of your rights, you'll need to use the legal system if you want to enforce them. Your question is very fact specific. Consult a lawyer...

An executor can accept gifts given freely by a competent decedent. Gifts that are proven to result from undue influence, fraud, incompetent...