My father has dementia and I want to get a power of attorney to take care of him, how do I go about doing that ?

Ms. Santaella, as usual, gives sound advice. If his dementia is advanced you will certainly need a court-ordered guardianship. Hire an attorney...

Can I find out, if someone's been declared incompetent? Online? Free? Have name, city, state.

If there is a guardian appointed by a court you should be able to find out. If the person has a power or attorney and then became incapacitated...

Can they put my car into husbands estate even though i made every payment?

If the title to the car and the debt were in his name only yes it would be a probate asset that would go through his estate. Technically you did...

Who gets property if a spouse dies before divorced and any settlements have been made accounts are jointly owned

Are you saying a person died while technically married but was in the process of divorce and property settlement matters? You'd have to discuss...

I'd have to see the document - but the more specific the better. However, most "general" poas are worded to handle all types of financial...

What can I include in durable power of attorney?

I regularly assist clients in setting up temporary guardianship arrangements - usually to include health decisions for a child. See an estate or...

When my husband passed away in 2001 I went to apply the mortgage death insurance we'd been paying for 22 years and was told it w

My guess is that you will have statute of limitations issues, but no harm in investigating it.

Does a POA legally have to keep records of spending the grantor's funds?

Just to be clear you are speaking about a power of attorney situation - (i.e., Principal/Agent) not a trust? (Grantor / trustee?) right? An...

Can anyone else audit your trust account

A living trust does not protect assets from creditors or these types of family law proceedings -think of it as a disregarded entity which would...

My mom and put her home in aliving trust before she died he died in September 2013 it took me until April 2014 to receive a copy

Will / trust challenges are difficult and can be expensive. Hire a lawyer now to assist you. If you are thinking a lawyer will take it on...