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Can we file visitation rights while we wait for guardianship case to begin?

Barbara's answer | Answered on August 20, 2016

The court will not just rely on your statements or the statements of the mother's family. They will send a social worker to evaluate which home is...

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My mother give house to brother and I after my dad died now she on hoscpice my daughter want the house and convinced my mother .

Barbara's answer | Answered on August 20, 2016

As Mr. Shields said, more information is needed. If your mother gave you the house legally, by recording a deed, the house is yours. If she only...

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If I file bankruptcy and my house is short sold and I receive a 1099 C do I lose the basis on the house for my taxes

Barbara's answer | Answered on August 18, 2016

I'm not sure what you mean by "prior tax basis." I would strongly recommend that you have an enrolled agent or CPA prepare your taxes this year....

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What makes up the $150,000 amount for having to file probate in California?

Barbara's answer | Answered on August 18, 2016

Assets that pass by deed, title, or beneficiary designation don't count. So a joint checking account will automatically pass to the joint owner,...

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A former business partner obtained a fraudulent domestic violence order against me. We were never in a dating relationship.

Barbara's answer | Answered on August 17, 2016

My guess is that you're trying to navigate this complex mess by yourself. Hire a family law attorney to handle the restraining order. They could...

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Does power of attorney allow one to limit visitors to the patient in a facility who has the early stages of dementia?

Barbara's answer | Answered on August 17, 2016

IF the woman is under a conservatorship, the conservator has the right to determine visitation. Nothing about just being family allows anyone to...

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What options does seller have if their spouse is incapacitated? Aside from power of attorney, living trust or conservatorship?

Barbara's answer | Answered on August 17, 2016

An emergency temporary conservatorship is possible and might proceed faster than a general conservatorship. Immediately get an appointment with an...

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Does my Aunt have the right to sell the trailer home as executor of the will without one of the beneficiaries consent?

Barbara's answer | Answered on August 14, 2016

She has the right if she has full powers for independent administration of the estate. A decent mobile home can be worth tens of thousands of...

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Claiming an adult on your taxes for 2016.

Barbara's answer | Answered on August 14, 2016

There is a category of dependent which should probably apply--"qualifying relative." The term is confusing, because the person does not have to be...

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Will Letters of Conservatorship get me allow me to be successor trustee of mom's living trust?

Barbara's answer | Answered on August 13, 2016

Are you conservator or person and estate, or just of estate?

Barbara A. Sonin's Answers (1504)

Can we file visitation rights while we wait for guardianship case to begin?

My mother give house to brother and I after my dad died now she on hoscpice my daughter want the house and convinced my mother .

If I file bankruptcy and my house is short sold and I receive a 1099 C do I lose the basis on the house for my taxes

What makes up the $150,000 amount for having to file probate in California?

A former business partner obtained a fraudulent domestic violence order against me. We were never in a dating relationship.

Does power of attorney allow one to limit visitors to the patient in a facility who has the early stages of dementia?

What options does seller have if their spouse is incapacitated? Aside from power of attorney, living trust or conservatorship?

Does my Aunt have the right to sell the trailer home as executor of the will without one of the beneficiaries consent?

Claiming an adult on your taxes for 2016.

Will Letters of Conservatorship get me allow me to be successor trustee of mom's living trust?