I forgot to include gift money when applying for a Medicare spend - down .

You received money and didn't tell the government about it. Inform the appropriate agents ASAP. If you had no deceptive intent and are being open...

What can I do legally?

Often, when a doctor begins a pain management regimen with a patient, the doctor has the patient sign an agreement that the doctor has every right...

My son has an irrevocable trust. What can I do to get living assistance from the trustee. I've been denied by the trustee.

The general answer is no, you cannot get living assistance from the trust if it is irrevocable and names only your son as beneficiary. A trust...

My mother is 92 and wants to make changes to her existing will. Can we state the changes and have it notarized?

The best thing to do is change the will. This is the easiest way to avoid any problems with the court and any future challenges. With a change in...

What is the alternative to having a Will to make sure parent(s) home goes to the children after death?

Mr. Brinkmeier is very right, I'm just elaborating a bit on his answer. Avvo is intended for people to ask questions of lawyers that could be...

Would a no contest clause in an estate trust dis-inherit a bienificiary if they filed a petition for a copy of trust,acct.,ect.

To put the matter simply, as a beneficiary of the trust you can ask for an accounting, which would have you going to court and having the court...

My father passed away and he had told me to get in touch with his lawyer if something happened to him. But he never gave me the

First, let me say you've done a great job this far. Finding a will can be difficult if no one who once knew of its whereabouts is alive today....

My father had a friend as his power of attorney. does his children have any legal rights to his estate?

If you are asking if the POA's children have any legal right to your father's estate, the answer is no, they do not. I just wanted to make that...

I am about to make a new will which totally writes OUT my sister,her husband and kids.

You have asked a perfect question for Avvo. The answer, as others have said, is no, they will not get anything if you don't want them to. Our...

Short answer: this as described is likely a case of legal malpractice. Lawyers have much higher ethical duties to clients than other professions....

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