What are my rights?

I suggest you meet separately with an estate planning to figure out how to protect your interests. If the property is already in trust and does not...

Yes you can elect whether you want all available means of life-sustaining treatment or whether you would want to withdraw those procedures, and...

Agreed this is a small claims issue. They cannot simply keep your property.

Want to pass our house to my son from previous marriage?

Agreed that this is a decision that is personal to you. Each option has its pros and cons. An estate planning attorney can work with you to...

Via an attorney my competent AT THE TIME mother made me her Durable POA: Can I now use her money to try to become her Guardian?

If the POAs in question were durable they will continue to give you powers to act as her agent which survive incapacity. A guardianship would not...

Realty transfer tax requires an exemption if you want to avoid the tax, and here you don't have one. Even though it's a gift, you have to put at...

How to find an attorney dealing with family, real estate inheritance, verbal contract violation issues?

In addition to NAELA, you can search for a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) on the National Elder Law Foundation (NELF) website. I don't believe...

If I am the conservator to my elderly brother(86), who has mental problems, can I cash his CD? Money needed.

Depending on the value of the asset you may need to get court approval. Generally speaking, if the asset is needed to pay for the care and support...

The loan survives your mother's death and failure to pay will result in a potential foreclosure. If you want to continue living in the home and...

Father just died with a will/trust. Is new stepmother not only going to inherit his estate, but my deceased mother's too?

I'm sorry to hear this. As there are a lot of facts here, I would highly recommend a consultation with an estate planning/probate attorney. The...