What can I do if someone challenges me for my legal guardianship over my mom?

If you and your sister are co-guardians of your mother, each of you have equal legal rights as guardians. If she continues to make it difficult...

Do I need to get a probate lawyer in order to get a stock that my mother had with the electric company.

If the stock had some kind of Transfer on Death beneficiary named, then the stock would go to that person. If your mother didn't set up her stock...

In Florida, if a person spends three nights in a hospital, they can be transferred to a nursing facility for rehab. This is a common way people...

Can you give me a checklist of what I need to bring to maximize the efficiency of an initial attorney appointment?

Bring a list of all of your mother's assets (bank accounts, real estate, IRAs, etc.). Make sure that list names not only the assets, but how...

If a person is listed as the POD beneficiary of a CD, then they will receive that money regardless of what a will or trust says. For example, if...

Can I block someone from visiting me if I'm incapacitated or at my funeral in a will?

First of all, a will only takes effect after your death, so it wouldn't do anything if you were alive and incapacitated. Secondly, even after your...

I am 61 and have been living on Social Security Disability since 1991. My mom died and left me a small inheritance.

It might be necessary for your inheritance to be placed into a Special Needs Trust. This arrangement would allow the trustee of such a trust to...

Medicaid- I put plots on my credit card for folks, if dad reimburses me for the charge, is it medicaid exempt ??

Florida Medicaid allows a person to pre-pay for funeral and burial expenses without incurring any Medicaid penalties. If it's an irrevocable...

How to protect a owned home when needing to go into assisted living facility? Qualifies for Medicare/Medicaid

Generally speaking, in Florida a person can qualify for Medicaid and still be allowed to own a house, a vehicle and a certain amount of assets...

Power of Attorney

Every state has different Power of Attorney laws that require different language, different signing standards, and so forth. There's no such thing...