Does my 80 year old mother need an irrevocable trust for her house?

Several issues here. First, are you sure your mother is on Medi-Cal? Long Term Care Medi-Cal does not pay for assisted living. If she is not on...

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I would like to write my own will.I don't have a large estate. I have a condo that is worth about 225,000.00. I live in Calif

I would strongly suggest that you do not try and do that yourself. Particularly since you want a result that someone else may wish to challenge...

Does it make any difference if trust is irrevocable, or revocable, to successor trustee, as far as selling assets, for himself,

What a trustee can and cannot do managing trust assets is controlled by the trust's terms and state law. The fact of revocability or irrevocability...

Are there programs to assist elderly with funds to assist with assisted living facility rent.

In San Diego, there are many facilities that take the Medi-Cal Assisted Living Waiver (ALW). A Certified Elder Law Attorney should be aware of the...

Will with no executor?

A will is not made invalid by failing to name an executor. You can still petition to admit the will to probate, and you would be appointed as the...

Can a lottery winner remain anonymous or are there other ways to claim a prize without using your legal name?

There are a few states that allow anonymous winners...but unfortunately, California is not one of them. However, if you are trying to avoid the...

Will my fathers will from Maryland be recognized in California?

The MD documents will be recognized in CA. However, if Long Term Care is a possibility, he might want to check on whether or not his plan provides...

Need Medi-cal for long term care of Father in law. Asset ownership and responsibility in question. Please help.

We hear a lot of stories like that. The Long Term Care Medi-Cal program is unlike any other Medi-Cal program, with much more liberal eligibility...

His children in equal shares. If any of your siblings ( his children) predeceased him, and left any children (your nieces and nephews) those...

Can my deceased mom who died after her dad still get her inheritance from his estate?

It will depend on what the trust, or if there is no trust, what the will says. Typically, the distributive share of a pre-deceased beneficiary goes...