Do I have a chance of getting VA benefits from a non-relative, whose will designated me as beneficiary of any benefits due him?
I refer you to 38 USC 5121 (a)(2)(C)(6) which governs payments of accrued VA benefits to non-relatives.
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I refer you to 38 USC 5121 (a)(2)(C)(6) which governs payments of accrued VA benefits to non-relatives.
The Supreme Court in 2012 denied to hear a similar case (Barclay v. Barclay) from TN with similar facts--Rose v. Rose is still fundamentally good...
You need an elder law attorney as soon as possible. The language of the POA and the language of the guardianship order need to be reviewed closely...
Georgia is an "at will" employment state. You can quite reasonably be released from your job under the facts given.
Get the DPOA now. Hopefully its never needed, but if its in place, it can make managing your affairs for you much easier.
Cheaper to have an attorney do it right for you than to do it wrong and mess up the estate--then an attorney has to come in and clean things up. A...
Your post is confusing--if the brother is truly incapacitated then there's no way the mother can get power of attorney. She can get a guardianship...
The will controls the final distribution of assets; the executor is charged with doing that correctly. You can petition for an accounting if you...
She may need a consult with a VA-accredited attorney to review the facts; I know of several good ones in TX.
use a Mississippi lawyer--that's who you need for that type of action.