Should I get a durable power of attorney or conservatorship over my mother if doctors have not diagnosed her with Alzheimer's?

It sounds far too late for her to be able to execute a Power of Attorney. It is time for a conservatorship. You will probably need...

What is a consevatorship and would that be a choice to have my adult son (33 yo) w/history of mental/behavior/substance abuse c?

A conservatorship is when the judge appoints you to be their parent for life as if they were always a minor (that is a pretty simple way of putting...

There are different options for how to put your name on the deed depending on what you are trying to do. You might be better off putting it into a...

How do we obtain the emergency power of attorney?

If he is incompetent then you cannot get a Power of Attorney; you need a Conservatorship. There are emergency temporary ones but it would not let...

What is a fair amount to pay to set up trust?

The Trust is no easier to draft just because the assets are more limited. It is still the same Trust no matter what you put in it. And I think...

Yes. The issue will come up later when you don't have any ID with your old name on it -- you will have trouble executing things in the name of the...

The Answer depends on how the Trust was written; they all make their own rules. If Mom's instructions for the Trust was to keep it going, then...

What is the best way to protect my property against lawsuits and judgments?

I am a big fan of insurance but it will have a limit. Putting your assets into an irrevocable trust, with someone else as trustee, will protect...

Home in joint trust was sold, can the beneficiary take proceeds tax-free while the other grantor/trustee is alive?

First, I doubt that the Trust was written so that you can take the money, but anything is possible. It probably gave dad rights to the house...

It is too late for the Medi-Cal Asset Protection Trust. I am going to bet that Mom is also too old for a Special Needs Trust of her own. I think...