If there is a probate filed how is the administrator chosen? Can any of the siblings object?

Q: If there is a probate filed how is the administrator chosen? A: Look to the will, if no will, look to the heirs at law, if multiple heirs of...

Can you sue a funeral home?

There's something rotten in Denmark... Your question raises more questions than it answers: How did BF's sister get the $ from the funeral home?...

Waiver programs generally allow you to disregard specific provisions of the Medicaid (MassHealth) rules, but not all of them, so when you qualify...

My sister is on my elderly aunt & uncle's checking and savings by her own doing as POA does this mean that she is joint owner ?

It's possible that your sister could add herself as co-owner, but that would depend on the wording of the power of attorney. When you act as...

Medicaid recovery payment statement

You should be able to get a statement from the "Medicaid office" stating how much is due and you should be able to get a copy of the cancelled...

In Michigan, the value of the home is what counts and you don't get to net the debt against the fair market value...

How do I keep my sister from selling our house while my mothers in a rehab center ?

If mother is competent and owns the house, mom can sell even if in rehab. If mother gave PoA to sister, you'll have to go to probate court to...

My father, a CONSERVATEE who has been deemed competent by 2 MDs and one PhD Psychologist is in a legal probate battle

Questions: " 1) Can my dad, as a Conservatee in the state of Michigan, maintain the right to change , modify , the existing TRUST ( competent or...

I would like to be officially acknowledged as the daughter of my biological father. We met, hit it off. But his family opposes.

Two issues: visiting your father and being "legally acknowledged." Visiting him is a matter of his personal choice, provided he is capable of...

My father was in a nursing home. He was allowed to leave at 2am. He went home and committed suicide. Do i have a case?

If he was mentally competent, he had the right to sign himself out. As Attorney Early stated, that determination is a matter of the local standard...