What rights, financially, does a wife has if her husband is permanently cared for in a long term care facility?

If he has started getting social security you can get a spousal benefit equal to about 50% of his. Your best move is to schedule an appointment...

Do I have to have an attorney review my simple will?

What you need to have reviewed is not necessarily the language about who gets what, but the proper execution of the document. You need two...

My dad passed away without a will or trust. What do I need to do since he is legally married?

There is a specific formula laid out in the Wisconsin Statutes about how property is divided when a married person dies without a will and has...

Can a person be taken off lease for failure to provide assistance!?

Your friend needs to contact a real estate attorney. It is difficult, if not impossible, to answer your question given the information provided....

Attorney Block nailed the answer. Go ahead and sell. Even if the will provided that the house was to go to a specific person or persons, with their...

Will I have to pay inheritance taxes when I sell my mom's house?

The answer is no, unless your mom's estate is more than about $5.5M. That is the limit for how much she can pass free of estate taxes. The other...

The short answer is no, you probably have no right. As correctly noted in a previous answer he could execute a Wisconsin Disposition of Remains...

Who would get my assets if me and my husband die?

As stated in the other responses, with no Will and no children everything would go to your husband. If he dies before you then it will go to your...

Before any assets, including the home, can be distributed under her will all debts must be paid. Because she is on Medicaid the state will place a...

Depends upon what you mean by "inheritance." Money inherited via beneficiary designation, by joint ownership, or by trust is not a public record....