Can family members when you sick hide your assets?

If your boyfriend has already declared with a power of attorney who is to handle his affairs when he is incapacitated, then that person has legal...

What kind of lawyer deals with special need pooled trusts?

An elder law attorney can assist you in discovering other beneficial spend down options that you may not have considered and can possibly even...

Taking over Parents finances

As many attorneys here have stated, a guardianship is an alternative. Another alternative to possibly consider with an attorney's assistance and...

Can I take legal action to take over my father's finances and remove someone from his home?

What a horrible and all too common situation. Rest assured there are numerous ways in which you can help your father to avoid this situation...

Do I need to retain an attorney?

I believe you should definitely consider hiring an attorney. Start with an elder law attorney. An elder law attorney can help you successfully...

Selected as the best answer

Generally speaking, the law recognizes that incapacity is not something that you have one day and then wake up the next with it missing. There is...

My ailing senior husband needs Medicaid insurance.

I meet clients in exactly the same situation you're in on a weekly basis. There is help. Contact an elder law attorney in your area that...

Question about money received parents and spending

No, not unless the gift was a part of a contractual agreement where the gift-giver retained some interest in the gift.

What are the property rights of an elder dependant adult, 88 years old not capable of managing and belonging to the elder?

If your sister is the trustee of your mother's living trust, she may have authority to do what she has done. That being said, she may have also...

Elder Abuse Representatives closed a case I filed and two months later the person stole 140,000.00 who's responsible?

You need to schedule an appointment with local counsel. There are multiple things you can do, but deciding which one of those things you should do...