Hire an attorney. This is a morass.

I am wondering if I am required to open probate in order to sell my mothers house.

If you are the trustee you should be able to sell the house.

Is hospice at home considered a "life care facility"?

Q: Is hospice at home considered a "life care facility"? A: I doubt it.

Do I owe federal/inheritance tax on money received outside of the trust account?

The cutoff for the federal estate tax last year was over $5 million. Did your mom die with over $5 million? Did your mom give away over $5 million...

Can the Nursing Home in New York make us remove my mother's bed rails?

I've seen big bed rails, small bed rails, lowered beds, pads on the floor... all kinds of ways the facilities try to minimize the danger to the...

What is considered elderly financial abuse from a lawyer's office with power of attorney over the victim? Please emergency!

I'm going to guess that the law firm is acting as court-appointed guardian/conservator in these cases, not under a voluntary "power of attorney",...

Can I prosecute my cousin for using undue influence to get $26,000 from my 95 year old mother?

Well, prosecute is the wrong word, the correct terminology would be "sue" but the result, hauling cousin into court and hold him/her to account, is...

Want to know if its legal that my stepmother gets my father's social security check to live on while he's in a nursing home.

Your dad can't have the money since he's on Medicaid and must keep his countable assets below $2000. Under the rules, there is a Minimum Monthly...

As the remainderman, you should retain counsel to investigate your options to enforce your stepmom's obligation to maintain the property.

Can my sister get full custody over my girl of it is in black and white that I can get my kids back

Sounds like you need to get a real attorney in your area to find out what's going on... Right now it appears that the case worker is dealing with...