There are far to many moving parts that need to be addressed before drafting an estate plan. When I meet with a new client to prepare a Will or...

No, she cannot sell your father's property using his power of attorney after he died. A power of attorney is a document whereby one person, the...

While a diagnosis of Schizophrenia does not in and of itself render a person ineligible to act as the agent under a POA, why would you want to do...

When a person (a daughter) wants to apply for guardianship for her mother, does not she need to seek a doctor diagnosis?

Although the underlying question involves the validity of a POA, this is a guardianship question. I have changed the practice area...

How does poa work?

An agent has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the principal, in this case your mother, but that duty does not extend to you and...

How can I get a longtime live-in caregiver out of my father in laws house?

Much depends upon what language is contained in the POA, but assuming that it does grant the full range of authority typically encountered in such...

If my ex wont sign a quit claim deed on a property that I won on the divorce, what can I do to secure my property ?

You will need to move the court for a show cause order why he should not be held in comntempt for failure to comply.

What should we do ? My deceased brother (suicide due to severe depression) left a unsigned undated holographic will.

Holographic Wills are not recognized in every state (I don't practice in MI so I don't know the rules there), but we don't even get to that...

How do I transfer title of ownership of a house that was inherited and is in a revocable trust?

One of the duties of a trustee is to act with diligence in carrying out the terms of the trust. The facts that it has been 3 and 5 years since the...

What do we do about seeing the will or Estate Planner when our sister won't let us and is cutting us out?

The situation you describe has many moving parts, but not all the information needed to analyze them has or can be provided on a Q&A site such as...