My son and I built a home in NC in 1999. It was joint tenants with right survivorship.

This is something that needs to be reviewed with a trained and qualified elder law attorney because the answer to this question is currently in...

How can I obtain guardian ship over sister

If your sister is an adult, over the age of majority, I would have an attorney assess your sister to assess her level of capacity to see if she has...

I'm sorry to hear your sister is in a long term care facility. That is never an easy or ideal situation. In order for you to be your sister's...

How do I find out if need a trust?

This is more appropriate to special needs trust planning. If the inheritance is not part of the trust, and the corpus went outright to the special...

Durable power of attorney ?

If your father had cognitive capacity when he re-executed his DPOA naming your brother, then it would supercede the prior DPOA. If you question...

Do I have to give permission before my sister can become power of attorney for our father?

You giving permission to your sister to become agent under a power of attorney for your father has nothing at all to do with your sister becoming...

I applaud your seeking out advice on how to best protect your son. I agree with the attorneys' answers thus far but would add that if your son is...

How can i get custody of my disabled brother ?

I am so sorry to hear of your situation and I applaud you for doing what you can to help your brother. As the other attorney who answered...

My sister mis managed moms estate.

As a fiduciary, you sister as Agent, does have a duty of care and loyalty to your mother, as Principal. While breach of fiduciary duty is a cause...

Acting in her behalf ?

The Power of Attorney authorizes you, as agent, with the ability to transact on her behalf for all financial/legal matters but does not give you...