My Mother owns a house, but is in a Nursing Home and will never be able to come back home. She had lifetime rights.

Sorry to hear about your mother's difficult situation. I assume from your question that your mother has retained a life estate in the home and...

A family member is trying to take my land can they if we have lost documents and the people we brought from is dead and no

Your question raises many issues, so it is important to keep them straight or the whole matter could become very confusing. While we sometimes...

Can a codicil be written with out the lawyer who drew up the will that the codicil is changing,

You ask a very specific question, but several more very important questions are implied. The first thing to do is answer your question directly: ...

I own a home as tenants in common 50% ownership. The co-owner runs a business from our home am I entitled to monies for rent?

Co-owners are accountable to each other for the income and expenses associated with their jointly owned property. You are entitled to go to court...

Property in question is titled JTWROS. At my death is there anyway to convey my half of this property to a third party.

A seemly simple question, actually raises some pretty involved issues. There are several pretty long answers to the question that involve the...

The "Devil," as they say, is always in the details. The Aunt,in this situation, has/had the ability to clarify who would receive her estate in...

Foreclosure house is a grow house and do not know until moved in.

Dear John, I am sorry for your frustration, but the lesson here is that words have meaning, if a property is sold "as is" what would possibily...

If no written lease was made do i leagaly have to give my renter a 30 day notice to vacate?

In Virginia, if there is no written lease to the contrary, you have a month-to-month tenancy by default. So, yes, you need to give your tenant 30...

We are drafting an Estate Plan with a Revocable Living Trust, etc. but hung up on conflicts of funds staying in bloodline.

I must apologize if I am making assumptions , but even though your question is very detailed there are several ways to interpret it. As I...

How do you obtain guardianship in Virginia?

To answer your question specifically, to obtain a guardianship the individual (or in some cases a governmental agency) seeking the guardianship...