Will the remainder of my mother's irrevocable life ins.to the funeral home be send to the Dept. of Human Services?

Normally the Medicaid process will only exempt assets for prepayment of burial expenses to a certain level. There are various methods of arranging...

After 10 days in hospital can the nursing home kick my mother out if she is on medicaid?

Medicaid rules are very complex and no one will be able to answer your questions without a significant amount of additional information. You...

Am I entitled to 100% of house sale proceeds if my spouse is deceased and had no will?

You have questions that should be answered by an estate attorney after he looks at your documents. As Attorney Tami mentioned, if you and your...

Would this be elder abuse ?

If someone takes advantage of an elderly person financially it may very well me elder abuse. When you say that the family member is still charging...

After my living trust is signed, witnessed, notorized, etc. where does it have to be "registered"?

Hello in Darien! A Trust does not need to be registered. However it does need to be "funded" properly to make it work properly. This is an...

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After a will is filed, how long does it take for will to be probated and for the court to issue the letter of office?

A will is required to be filed within 30 days after a persons death according to Illinois law. However, that does not mean that a probate estate...

My spouse died w/out a will in IL. Iwas an authrozid user on cred. cards but it was never a joint account.Am iresponsible this?

I suppose that depends on what you may have signed. Did you sign any documents with respect to either the credit cards or vehicles? If you did...

Would this be consider elder abuse ?

The facts that you are reciting could be elements in establishing either that the father was not competent to execute the documents and/or that...

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The trustee must file a motion to request additional time to respond to the motion. If this answer is being given to the trustee, then you should...

It sounds as if the trustee is not doing their job and dealing fairly with the beneficiaries. Unless the trust specifically gives the house to the...