57 year old dementia female needs help, how can her elderly parents find a facility that won't bankrupt them?

Consult a lawyer with expertise in elder law & special needs. Facilities need to be paid. Two possibilities are qualifying the daughter for long...

Fiance and I have home w/ deed stating: joint tenancy w/ right of survivorship. Attorney for estate wants house appraised ? why

First off if you and your fiancé are living, I'm not clear why there would be an estate. In any case a JT WROS deed passes outside probate but...

Gift for service

Just write a check if gift from your own money. If gift from your mom, you need to have authority to make gifts.

I need power of attorney form. What legal rights will it give my partner in case surgery doesn't go well?

If you do power of attorney yourself w/o lawyer involvement, there is an excellent chance the POA will give your partner the "right" to be involved...

My sister bought my mom and dad's home about 14 years ago. She was living with my parents since she never married or had kids.

If your father died w/o a will, some or all of the estate likely passed to your mom, but if she is weak, your sister may be exploiting your mom and...

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Can you give me a checklist of what I need to bring to maximize the efficiency of an initial attorney appointment?

You should bring whatever the lawyer you work with requests. For instance some firms have detailed lists while others use a discussion format. ...

Will a special needs trust protect my parents' assets?

While transfers to certain trust for a disabled child are exempt from gift penalties, others are not exempt. W/o actually reading the SNT, nobody...

Do the "look back" laws for Medicaid eligibility include contributions into education funds or not?

Education contributions aren't exempt from Medicaid gift penalties

I am a beneficiary on my fathers Trust. The Trustee is my brother. He will not tell me what is in it. What can I do?

If a lot of $ is at stake, you need your own trusts and estates lawyer. Depending on trust terms, you may or may not have a right to see the trust...

Medicaid Exemption / Nursing Home / Residence

The paragraph is correct but you would have to be insane to act on it because it only states the. high point of a general rule. In order for the...