Can a Power of Attorney give heirs money for Chriistmas even if the parent has only days to live?

It depends on whether your power of attorney gives you the right to make gifts. If you have the right to make gifts specifically stated in the...

Is it still legal for my mother to gift her money now that she is in a nursing home self paying?

Your mother can continue to gift her money but any gifts that she makes may impose a penalty when and if she needs to qualify for medicaid. When a...

What should we do?

You will need to apply to the probate court to have someone appointed administrator and then the administrator can transfer the property. If...

Rights on Temporary Guardianship

It depends on whether there are any powers of attorney signed by the individual in the hospital prior to admission. If that is the case then a...

Is going to probate court necessary

If the deed says "joint with right of survivorship" then it automatically transfers to the wife and you just need to file an affidavit with the...

If a final and distributive account has been filed and all of the heirs were notified of the filing then once that account is approved by the court...

How does a trust get retitled in Florida? Is this required?

I would suggest that you have an attorney involved. In my experience brokers may think they know a lot about trust law but just as I would not...

Ohio descedant's spouse has not honored descedant's verbal specific request to distribute certain assets to their adult child.

Unfortuntately there is no legal responsiblity for the surviving spouse to give the assets to the adult children based on a decedent's verbal...

In the state of wv.if a life insurance policy and savings bond name a beneficiary do the funds belong soley to the person named

Life insurance proceeds payable to a named beneficiary do not have to be divided with other estate assets.

If we move in with my mother-law and build on to her home and she becomes ill,does the government take her house?

You need to speak to an attorney that specializes in Medicaid and elder law about the specifics of your sitaution. If your mother-in-law is only...