My mother is getting senile. Her doctor's office is taking on more responsibility for her care.

They could Petition to become her guardian; however, they would have to notifiy you. I would suggest that you be proactive: visit with her and go...

Is there a way around this?

It will largely depend on how the money was placed into the bank account. Was there a trust or Court order that required you reaching a certain...

With reverse mortgage on the home. How can my unemployed live-in caregiver / heir qualify to keep the home?

The simple answer is your child would need to obtain a mortgage on the property. Having credit card debt doesn't give someone bad credit by...

A follow up question: if an item does has a significant value, do I need to get it appraised independently?

If you believe there will be a dispute over the value I would get an appraisal. A property appraiser doesn't charge that much and if it avoids a...

Many states put a deadline on filing the orginial will. Failure to file the will allows another interested person the right to force the filing and...

Who is responsible for notifying and verifying next of kin?

The personal representative should notify next of kin if known. If your father was sick it is likely he appointed her as his surrogate or proxy;...

I am excutor of my mothers revoccble living trust.

Washington has gone back and forth on their estate tax. Regardless the last time I checked the exemption amount was around $2 million. There was...

If I buy an interest in my mothers land, does that protect the land against claims by Medicaid?

In Florida I would tell you not to touch the homestead 99% of the time. The house (in Florida) enters probate only for the purpose of proving...

April, 2011

Was the Will entered into probate? If not the sale may be defective as the children did not have legal title to sale the property. If the will...

My dad passed on Feb 28th from Alzhimers

Many states do put a deadline on filing the orginial will. Failure to file the will allows another interested person the right to force the filing...