18 Months after my Mother's passing; and, her property has not been sold or liquidated. Is there a timeframe for settling?

If she is 100% beneficiary, you have no dog in this fight. She gets everything. If she is the first executor and you are the second, and you...

If my husband dies without a will can his two grown children from another marriage make me sell and take part of what we owned

If there are joint assets, none of it is likely going to go through probate. BUT you need to make sure that any property you have is actually...

My Competent dad needs a conservator?! Can I ask for it to be removed once he's lived here in ky for 6 mo? Original ruling in Al

If you have three doctors saying he is competent, it may be time to see an attorney to get the conservatorship/guardianship dissolved. Did you...

It is not fraud to pay your bills in cash or any other way. It would only be fraud if you had cash hidden away that you didn't tell medicaid...

My dear friend has been declared incompetent. She has no living relatives She has been appointed, power of trust for everything

Did you make application to the court to become the guardian? A court will generally appoint someone they know to be a guardian if no one else...

How can my mother see her husband if his son banned her from the hospital?

Unless there is a reason she should not be visiting, i.e. she has abused her husband or some other reason, I would say to tell the son that if she...

Step-dad ill his kids want my mom to leave her home. What are her rights?

I agree, she should not move. It is her home too, and the kids would be hard pressed to force her out. There are a million questions that need to...

What type of lawyer deals with mental health, finances, estate planning, trusts, power of attorney, and child abuse issues?

It would be wise to see a good estate planning attorney in Washington state. A good Estate Planning attorney can make some assessment whether she...

What does our family do with the money if the family member is put into a nursing home?

To qualify for medicaid, you do have to spend down or deal with funds until your grandmother has $1500 or less. However, the real issue is much...

If two administrators handling an estate can not seem to work together, can one hire a lawyer without the other administrator?

Absolutely. In fact is becomes even more important, as the stalemate may begin to negatively affect the interests of the beneficiaries or other...