Regarding a Nursing Home Patient - Does a court appointed guardian or a designated Power of Attorney have precedence?

Typically the Guardian trumps the POA, but there are different types of guardians. There are guardians of the property and of the person. If a...

MVR 317?

Even if an MVR 317 works the vehicles will likely go to your brother's wife. You get the MVR 317 forms from the DMV Office.

Will a living will hold up in court once my mother passes away?

I think you mean a living trust. People often ask about a living will when they mean a living trust. A living will is a document which lets others...

There are special trusts and strategies which can be utilized to protect assets. Please see a NC Elder Law Attorney.

Can an inheritance of property with giving lifetime rights to grandson be refused?

There are Special Needs Trusts which specifically address the issues you mentioned. A Trustee is appointed to handle assets for the individual...

Is a will drawn up in TX. legal and binding in NC?

While I agree with the other answers which proffer that your out-of-state will can be used, I would recommend that you have an attorney review your...

Duties of Executrix

Based on the law in NC regarding oral wills, Decedent's death bed wishes don't appear to create a binding will. Here is the statute. § 31-3.5....

Can I see daughter's paternal grandparents' wills?Her father signed her 1983 birth cert., Paternal GF died NC 1984,GM NC 2014

If your daughter's biological grandmother left a will it is unusual for the will to have an open bequest to all grandchildren, but if she did and...

Is there any way to find out exactly how much money was in my father's estate and what was done with all of it?

In NC the estate typically goes through probate when someone passes unless there was a trust, joint accounts or beneficiaries named on assets. The...

If my stepdad were to die without a will before his share is distributed, would his new wife benefit from my mothers death?

In NC your step dad's share of your mother's estate would go to his estate if he dies before receiving a payout. If he dies without a will his...