A rep payee has authority to manage the SS payments. It does not grant authority over the bank account. To gain authority to distribute your...

The answer to your question can only be found from the brokerage that holds the account. If it was set up with right of survivorship AND you are...

Based on the information provided there is no reason to just walk away from this asset until you at least investigate the line of transfer from...

There are too many variables to answer here. Whether Medicaid will be able to recover will depend on what the assets are and how she receives them....

Tenancy deals with joint ownership of Real Property (real estate). Survivorship deals with whether the title transfers automatically to the...

You should contact a probate attorney in your area who can help you understand the authority used to transfer the title and whether it was...

It is impossible to answer this question with the information provided. If the co-executors each have authority to act independently then yes it is...

There are several variables here that need an attorney to help figure out but in general, a Trustee has a fiduciary duty to benefit the trust, not...

Go to the courthouse in the county where the person died and ask for a Simple Estate Affidavit. That form has the instructions and requirements for...

Meet with an Estate Planning attorney in your area. The "government taking our assets" is a common misconception of the Probate process. An estate...