Steve is absolutely right. This hinges on your mother's capacity and competency as well as the specific powers granted to your brother in the...

In addition to listing the accounts within your trust, it is also absolutely essential that you properly fund your trust. This is an area where an...

Based on the limited facts presented here, no, there is no inherent conflict of interest in hiring your boss as your attorney. In fact, it is...

What is the a legal steps for wills before any property can be taken

I am so sorry for your loss. As attorney Reisman stated, a will is a probate document that directs assets through probate, but only those assets...

How do I track down a will?

This is one of those challenging issues that really has no good answer. If a person creates a will, but the only existing copy is hidden, lost or...

Does my mothers share of the inheritance from her mother go to us (her children) or split between her remaining siblings?

If there is truly nothing else listed, then that was a rather poorly written will. When drafting any sort of distribution plan, the contingencies...

How can I make sure I don't lose my house when my father passes?

Everything Steve said regarding the Medicaid and cost of care issues is spot on. Just because your parents want the house to go to you doesn't...

Short answer: No, the person being designated as POA does not have to be present when it is created. A POA has two basic parts, the first part...

Is it a bad idea for a wealthy individual to have their own attorney as their Power of Attorney and the Executor of their will?

To answer your initial question, no, it's not an inherently bad idea for a wealthy person to have their attorney act as their POA and Executor, but...

The short answer is yes, you can fight it. The question of whether that's a good idea or the likelihood of your winning such a fight requires a...