How can I protect my assets from Medicaid if I need to enter a nursing home?

There are absolutely things that you can do to protect your assets such as sheltering the money in a trust or setting up an annuity. You need to...

How to get temporary guardianship of my 24 yrs old son?

You can apply for Guardianship through the surrogate's court. But in order for a Judge to decide that your son needs a guardian, you need to show...

If a Guardian is not looking out for the best interests of the person they're responsible for you can file with the Court to have her removed and...

Being a prior beneficiary can my wife get a copy of the trust?

If she believes that she is entitled to some sort of distribution based on the Trust Agreement then she needs to get an attorney who can file a...

What are our rights to the home left to us 10 by our beloved mom 1/15/2018 and no-lease renter of the efficiency aprt. in back?

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. But this definitely seems like something you need to sit down and talk with an attorney about. You can...

If your sister is listed as POD on the account then the money would pass directly to her and outside of your mother's Estate. And POD will trump a...

Successor and Benificiary?

A Trustee is bound by the rules of the Trust. You NEED to look at the Trust document to see what those rules are. If it states that you receive 40%...

What if we are executors and residing at residence until probate is over?

My colleague is correct, all funds from the decedent must be placed in an Estate Account, the residing parties have to pay their own way.

Can I have half of the money in a joint bank account?

My colleagues are correct. The five year look back is EXTREMELY strict. However, there are new strategies that my firm uses to save about half of...