Do I need to go to court for guardianship of my dad to take over finances?
Under the circumstances you are describing, and assuming there is not a significant amount of money or property at stake and no potential...
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Under the circumstances you are describing, and assuming there is not a significant amount of money or property at stake and no potential...
Your question illustrates an important point for the public: having a will, having a power of attorney, and having a trust do not eliminate the...
As others have said, you need to hire legal counsel and none of us can or should give you any specific fee quotes. You need to go talk to people...
Your dad needs to execute a simple document to appoint you as his "agent" with Power of Attorney to act for him. Then any assets that he could...
Why? Do you mean "leave" upon your death? Is "in my sons name" the best thing to do? Have you explored alternatives? If my parent offered to leave...
Mom clearly needs to seek counsel, and there are plenty of benefits to be gained if she does, not only for her but also for you as her heirs. It...
From the facts as you provide them, something is fishy. From the early part of you question I guessed that the sibling was a joint owner on the...
Why bother? Are there assets that you want to fight over? What happened to the decedent's assets in 1991 that would, or might, be different had...
No she can't claim properties from your family. (Living together does not give her any sort of inheritance rights.) Yes she can sue your family....
There are two uses of the term "estate": one is the probate estate and the other is the taxable estate. Many assets that are not part of the...