Special Needs Trust Fund

I agree with my colleague. Trusts aren't usually very generic documents. Some trusts allow funds to be taken back, others are pretty restrictive....

Yes I live in Colorado I need emergency temporary legal custody of my grandson what is the procedure

You can apply to the court to become his legal guardian under these circumstances. There is a court process for this, and you will ultimately be...

When a lawyer withdraws as counsel as personal representative.

Ann, that sounds like a bit of a mess. The good news is that sometimes it looks like more of a mess without the total picture or clear...

What if my sister & I took money from assets (sale of home) from Mother's Estate Acct before all debts were paid?

You are welcome to try to negotiate with the creditor. But if you can't resolve things, the creditor can certainly come after you personally at...

That is a complicated question, but there are often ways to protect the home or still maximize a gift to her children. There are a lot of moving...

Irrevocable trusts, believe it or not, sometimes still have ways they can be modified. When they can be modified, the trust itself spells out who...

The use of life estate deeds in Colorado can be a good option in pre-Medicaid planning, but likely not when your mother is already receiving...

Can I contest a payable upon death designation if it was done as an act of cruelty?

I sympathize. Yes, it is possible to challenge those POD designations, as my colleague says, through an attorney where your husband lived and died....

An attorney can help you get the right paperwork in order where you can basically ask the court to acknowledge that not all of the siblings have...

How can i get on the title and mortgage in case my father dies?

Getting on title is handled by a deed from your step-father to you. Getting on the mortgage is a bigger issue where they'll want you to be able to...