How do I make sure my family will take guardianship of my kids if something happens to me?

If you want to make sure that the father's family has as little contact with your sons as possible, you should seek the assistance of an attorney...

Can I do a guardianship petition for a unborn child?

You will need to consult with an attorney in the state where your husband's daughter resides, as that state's law will govern what you can or...

What is the statute of limitations (if any) on a small claims court suit for misuse/abuse of a Power of Attorney?

I believe the statute of limitations in this situation would be 3 years from the date you learned that the person with Power of Attorney had abused...

Mother Died and me and my sister were the beneficiaries on her life insurance policy up until about 3 weeks of her death

It certainly sounds like you might have a case that the change in beneficiary designation and other transfers were the product of undue influence,...

Grandmother raising a grandson, I have been appointed by SSI as his payee. Is Legal Custody or Legal Guardianship better?

Guardianship would give you the right to make decisions on behalf of your grandson, but does not affect a natural parent's custody rights. ...

If sister has POA 5 months prior to dads death & there is no will, does she need to have accounting of how his funds were spent?

It is highly likely that she does. The POA may explicitly state that she has to account to the personal representative or executor of your...

To "probate" an estate generally means to ask the court to appoint an adminstrator (also sometimes called an executor or personal representative)...

Can my ex husband use my grdpas moneyto pay his depts & take all his property after my gpa had a strok & made my ex pwr of attny

Generally speaking someone with power of attorney has a duty to spend the principal's assets for the benefit of the principal, and self-dealing of...

What is a WAIVER OF NOTICE OF PROBATE OF LOST WILL AND ORIGINAL CODICIL

To "probate" a will means to submit it to the court and obtain a court order officially declaring it to be the last will and testament of the...

Trust questions.

It is common for a revocable living trust to direct that assets be divided into a "survivor's trust" and "decedent's trust" after the death of...