Wisconsin is a community property state, although we call it "marital" property. This does not mean that everything becomes 50/50 after the...

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There is a "Will" signed by my deceased mother stating what should take place upon her death

The short answer is - they can't. Unless the will contains provisions for the other person having a right to reside in the house there is nothing...

Getting a trustee to resign

What you are talking about is elder abuse. Talk to the social services department at the county. They should be able to help you or else point you...

How to claim my rights for an inheritance as my american father died and I'am one of this daugnter living in Belgium ?

If there was a probate you should have received notification of the proceeding and a copy of his will. That is, unless you father relinquished his...

It all depends. At best, if all of the heirs sign off on the appointment of the personal representative, and the newspaper publication is done...

Father was on hospice for approximately 2 years; being dropped within 24 hours of death due to CMS section 418.26 part 3.

This is one of those questions where there is no substitute for a fact to face meeting with an elder law attorney. A forum such as this is great...

My husband has recently passed away and wanted to put his stock into a trust

Do not attempt to draft your own trust without the help of a lawyer. Because your husband is deceased it is too late to use a trust to avoid...

Is the spouse of a diseased person responsible for most of the funeral costs?

Under Wisconsin marital property law if there are children who are not also the children of the current spouse, the spouse does not get everything....

What can I legally do to get my father's account down to $1500 so that he conforms to family care? (Title 19)?

A couple of quick things are, if he owns a house, make some improvements. Otherwise prepay some funeral expenses or set up a funeral trust or add...

Medicaid question

If this is a gift tax question the $14,000 is for the amount without filing a gift tax return. You can give an additional $5,340,000 beyond that...