My mother has Alzheimer’s and my sister had my mom execute a General POA and new will. Should I be concerned?

Actually, Washington’s POA statutes do give persons the right to compel an accounting under certain circumstances. The petitioner much demonstrate...

Penalty for giving away assets in 60-month MedicAid look-back period?

The penalty is calculated by dividing the aggregate gifts made by $267, which is the average daily cost of nursing home in care in WA. Gifts...

Anyone can help to draft a prenuptial agreement? prenuptial agreement can really protect my asset?

If you sign a prenuptial agreement and later divorce, the burden will be on the party seeking to enforce the agreement to prove that it was either...

As guardian for my granddaughter, how can we both relocate and transfer guardianship from CA to WA?

You will need to have a CA attorney weigh in on CA law, but the WA procedure for transferring an out-of-state guardianship to WA can be found at...

Hello, my grandfather died and left me with 35 thousand dollars through a trust.

Regardless of whether you give it away or not, I think you will need to disclose the amount received from your grandfather when answering the FASFA...

My uncle died with a lot of stock holdings. Can the estate be closed if they aren't sold?

No, assuming the estate is solvent and there are three heirs, the Personal Representative should be able to distribute one-third of the stock to...

Can you have a guardian, and be on WA Medicaid-CoverageGroup S01-(RAC) 1105? What is the legal capacity?

For guardianship purposes, a person may be deemed incapacitated with respect to their person when he or she “has a significant risk of personal...

Do I have full power of attorney rights? How do I protect my mom?

I recommend you take a copy of the POA and consult directly with a lawyer, who can review it and advise you on such things as whether there is...

If you and your ex-spouse are unable to work together as co-guardians, then I think you consider trying try to resolve your differences without...

Can I change the beneficiaries in my will by myself?

And I would add that you might want to keep the trust provisions in case one ore more grandchildren inherit (e.g., if one of your children...