The $15,000 number is the "annual exclusion amount" and it is only relevant to the federal estate and gift tax regime. In other words, it's...

Generally speaking, the patient advocate does have authority to restrict access to the ward. It depends on the actual power of attorney.

Depends on how you and your dad are named on the deed. If you are Joint Tenants With Full Rights of Survivorship, then the house is yours when dad...

How do i know if my sister is moms poa,?And how to change poa if mom wishes and deemed still competant?

You can go to court to seek guardianship/conservatorship over your mom. During that process, if sister really is your mom's agent or patient...

How can i help my mother who has dimentia and my sister ,who claims to be poa is physical,mentally and financially abusing her?

You've already done what I would have suggested to do first... contact SSA, APS, etc. You should now talk with an elder law attorney... if s/he is...

LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES

It is difficult because you don't really know whether Great Aunt still had the policies when she died or whether she changed the death...

Why oh why? Not that it matters, the client is always correct! The major difficulty will be with any real estate since you need a deed to move the...

MY MOTHER PASSED WITHOUT ME BEING ON HER BANK STATEMENTS AND SHE HAS FUNDS IN THE ACCOUNT. I CLOSED IT BUT THE BANK WOULD NOT RE

In some states, depending on the amount of money in the account, the bank will release funds on the basis of an affidavit. Most states also have a...

The problem is that money is money is money for Medicaid purposes. Social Security and VA payments don't count if you have a civil judgment against...

My boyfriend is in a comatose state is my minor child next of kin or my boyfriend's mother

I expect that your boyfriend's mother will have priority. She may not wish to do it, but that would not make you the guardian automatically. This...