Is listing two health care proxies on a Health Care Declaration really all that bad?

Any POA or HCD is only good if you can get a third-party to honor it. By naming two concurrently serving agents, your mother has set the stage for...

I see a red flag. One of the common indicators of elder abuse and exploitation is the abuser secluding or cutting off the vulnerable elder from...

What is legal in a home defense system

This is not an elder law question. Anticipating where your concerns may lead, I have changed the practice area to personal injury to get it before...

Does he have to stay away

Nothing you say is confidential on this forum. If you don't want to potentially do more harm to your "bf" you should stop posting messages. Tell...

I do not practice in Florida, but yours is not an uncommon question. My concern would be whether the POA authorizes you to pay yourself for...

Elder Lawyer

In addition to using the AVVO Find a Lawyer search tool, you can also go to the website for the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys at...

How can I find my power of attorney documents?

Your is a common problem. Unfortunately, there is no central registry for powers of attorney. As has been suggested, you should contact the...

Yours is not a question concerning powers of attorney. I have changed the listed practice area category to one that will get it before the right...

Just being nominated as executor in the Will doesn't give your sister any veto rights about whether a probate can be opened or who you want...

When my stepfather passed away, are me and my siblings entitled to any of his estate, or would everything go to his daughter?

Was your mother alive and married to your stepfather at the time of death? If so, then she would have some rights to his estate, but without a Will...