The decision to sell or not may depend on whether your mother is recieving Medicaid benefits to pay for her nursing home care. If so, the sale of...

Do we Have To Probate?

This depends upon how the house was titled. If it was a joint tenancy with the grandson, it will pass directly to him outside of probate and the...

Life estate, what if I cant stay any longer?

A life estate is the ownership of land for the duration of a person's life. Although the ownership of a life estate is of limited duration because...

My wife and I are the trustees of a trust as well as the successor beneficiaries. Her godfather passed away .

Two key issues are the language of the trust and how it is funded. If the trust appoints you as trustee or successor trustee, you should dispose...

I am Durable POA for an elderly friend with dementia. I need to close her home, sell some items & car. Is this acceptable?

Your authority as Agent under a POA is determined by the POA. You can only do what it says you can do. It sounds like your friend may be able to...

Is it legal for someone with full Alzheimer's to sigh POA (durable)?

For a POA to be valid, the person signing it must have capacity to know what he or she is doing and the impact of their decision. It becomes...

If a deceased person added persons name to checking and savings and they are executor of the will can they say the will is void

One way to avoid probate is to have property held by two people as joint tenants. When one of them dies, the property goes to the survivor as a...

On medicaid asset requirements, if property is in a business account and you are listed as a officer is this counted as an asset

Merely being an officer of a company does not necessarily mean you have an ownership interest. If you own shares in the company that have value,...

Am I responsible for my mothers debt if I become administrator to her foreclosed h

If you are not a joint owner of the property nor listed on the mortgage, you will not be personally responsible for her debt solely because you are...

You should be able to revoke the power of attorney by delivering a written revocation to your mother. It is highly unlikely that your parental...