Could the POA to have been granted the authority to not allow siblings to take Mom out and how can we gain the right to take her

Power of Attorney typically only covers financial decisions so it would be surprising if it provided any authority regarding the physical custody...

Should I be on the deed?

While as a spouse you would always have certain rights in your marital residence some steps you can take short of demanding to be on the deed...

Can creditors put leins on my Mother's house if one her children purchase it?

The Executor has a fiduciary duty to collect the assets of the estate, pay all of the estate's legitimate creditors with estate assets, and...

In NY, a man dies, wife has adv Alzeimer's. 6 rkids are beneficiares. Some get real estate, some life ins. Do all pay estate tax

The allocation of taxes is controlled by the terms of the Will. Most professionally prepared Wills will have a tax allocation clause that...

Re: probate/estate -- bank account disclosure.

While the attorney or personal rep. has no legal obligation with regard to accounts that are not passing through the estate such as the joint...

Does personal injury attorney have to do as instructed by the durable power of attorney?

Try to establish a better line of communication with the PI attorney to get an understanding of his situation. As I see it the problem could be...

I married a man I had lived for 3 years. He died 27 days later without a will. What are my rights? We lived in my home.

As the surviving spouse you may have priority in being appointed his administrator (you would in NJ I'm not 100% sure in PA) and are entitled to a...

Steps to take after the death of a parent?

I co-authored a book on precisely this topic "Guiding Those Left Behind in New Jersey - Settling the Affairs of Your Loved One" While I doubt its...

Yes and Yes. On a joint account opened for more than 1 year inheritance tax is payable on the decedents fractional share of the account. For...

Moving from CA to NJ and I want to take my LLC with me.

Have you considered keeping your CA LLC and merely registering it to do business hear in NJ. You will still need a CA agent but it seems simpler...