It is possible but not likely that if you contact the agency that condemned the house, someone may understand your predicament and allow you...

EVERYONE should have at least a basic Will. You never know what might pop up that you haven't considered. I once had an elderly client receive an...

There really is no answer to your question. Client circumstances are all different: Age, health, family circumstances, amount of assets, type of...

You don't say whether the deed is simply joint (aka Tenants in Common) or joint with rights of survivorship. That's the starting point, because if...

There is a lawyer in the Cleveland area, Bill Eadie, whose firm specializes in plaintiff's cases against nursing homes. I have no idea if it is...

A "Power of Attorney" is a document created by a "principal" (your mom) who uses it to designate an "agent" (a job you think you should have) to do...

Second marriages can become very complicated for the surviving children of the one who dies. First, she may or may not have had a Will. Second,...

The magic language on the deed is "Donald Duck and Daisy Duck, JOINTLY WITH RIGHTS OF SURVIVORSHIP" or language to that effect. If you really want...

It sounds like you were representing yourself and didn't present your case properly or effectively, which is what happens when one goes to court...

You don't say whether the father has plenty of assets to pay his nursing home expenses, or if he will be seeking Medicaid. If he has plenty of...