Will the high tax rate on special needs trusts eat away at the money set aside in this trust for two special needs adult chidren

Everything depends upon how you're children's third party supplemental needs trust is drafted. It is true that to the extent the distribution...

What options do I have and is this legal???

This is a totally illegal action. You should contact the District Attorney in the county in which your brother is living so that office can...

Do I have to turn Mom's insurance money and annuity over to Medicaid?

Medicaid estate recovery laws vary from state to state. PA only recovers against the probate estate. Other states recover against other types of...

Can this situation be rectified and How?

When you said you went and did paperwork on the house and dropped it back at the attorney's office, do you mean that your father signed a notarized...

I couldn't agree more with Mr. Masiuk. My husband and I both use this example with potential clients - If you have a cavity, do you go to your...

Is there lawyers in the Pittsburgh Pa area who will go to a client's home and draft a POA and will?

I certainly go to clients' homes and meet with them for estate planning purposes when requested. I'm sure I am not alone in being willing to do...

You really do need to retain counsel to assist you. I have seen insurance companies sometimew pay to a Uniform Transfer to Minors Act Account and...

Power of Attorney

If the spending has occurred over the past few years, you certainly should be able to get copies of the receipts from the service providers or...

How will father's property be divided when there is no will?

If your step mother's name is on all bank accounts and the house, she takes all of those assets by operation of law outside of probate. How the...

What is the difference between a certificate of deposit saying and, or, in trust pertaining to medicaid

Foe Medicaid purposes, the words mean nothing. All that matters is who put the money in the CD. If it is your mother's money in the CD account it...