I want to adopt my 21yr old special needs grandson

I am so sorry to hear about the challenges you and your grandson currently face. I would recommend talking with an attorney about your...

My Mom's civil rights were being violated and no one cared.

Yes, it does sound like your mother's rights under Federal and State Patient Bill of Rights may have been violated. You may want to file a...

I am sorry to hear about the problem you are having with your grandmother. What you are describing is the financial exploitation of an elder, a...

How do I obtain legal medical and financial power of attorney for my disabled son?

In typical attorney fashion, I'm going to answer your question as "it depends." To sign a power of attorney giving you the ability to handle...

What would happen if one is part of a inter vivos revocable trust and has to be put in nursing home?

Your sisters need an elder law attorney to assist them. Medicaid will treat all of the trust assets as belonging to the sister going into the...

If someone doesn't know that they have signed a power of attorney and that person is not a competent, is it valid.They not relat

I'm not even a little happy about the situation you describe. You may need to call Adult Protective Services and tell them exactly what you have...

In the state of Georgia, are you required by law to submit a deceased person's will to Probate?

There is a yes and not to your question. Yes, you do need to file the will with the probate court in the county in which the deceased resided at...

I'm very sorry to hear about your father's troubles. Unfortunately, there are rarely good answers to this situation. A power of attorney will not...

If I have Power of Attorney for my parents, can I take out a Temporary Protective Order to keep my niece away from my parents?

I'm not familiar with New York law, so I will give you a Georgia perspective. In Georgia, you need to have guardianship to take out a TPO on...

How can i get out of my parent's legal guardianship they have over me?

You do have the ability to go back to court and request that the guardianship be lifted. To do this, you will need to show the court that the need...