Question about medicaid

Your mother should sign a spousal refusal to contribute to Medicaid. Thereafter, she can make a lifetime gift of the condo or place it in trust. ...

Are life ins proceeds included in estate?

Any asset with a designated beneficiary passes directly to the designated beneficiary. If you think the designation is wrong, you must ASAP...

MY MOTHER DIED JUNE OF 2010, MY BROTHER IS THE EXECUTOR OF THE WILL AND I WANTED TO KNOW

I am a NY lawyer. NY has no specific staute of limitations to object. NY Surrogate's Court has a very heavy procedural angle. So, much would...

My friend designated me as beneficiary to his pension, he owes money to IRS, if he dies will IRS inherit Pension?

I am a NY lawyer. Technically, he should assign the proceeds of the pension to the Nursing home. However, before doing anything so drastic, I...

If an Estate and Trust is considered " entity", probated by a Court, managed by a trustee and supervised,,advised , pd for by

I am a NY lawyer. You are bringing up several issues. First and foremost, all beneficiaries are entitled to copies of documents, regardless of...

Can a Executor/Trustee/beneficiary retain an estate/trust Attorney for himself only as a client,terminating representation of

I am a NY lawyer. There is a distinction between a fiduciary (executor or trustee) and a beneficary retaing counsel that is paid for by the...

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I am a NY lawyer. First, if a conflict arose, a lawyer must withdraw from representing any party that may be affected by the conflict. The lawyer...

I never received notice of a new date for probating my mom's will, and it was done without me present. Can I contest?

I am a NY lawyer. Did you appear on June 1oth, oersonally or through a lawyer? If so, then you would have to be given notice. If you did not...

I agree with the prior answer. However, I always like to remind pro se clients that all courts have an eye toward settlement and sometimes this...

Would it be appropiate for a lawyer to go to a rehab facility to redo a will for someone who had a will for years

Thank you for pointing this out. I also answered on another board. If you can't remember and wish to see my answer, just go to my profile page...