It depends on what powers the POA gives her. You will need to take a copy of the POA to an attorney for a consult and he or she can advise you what...

Oregon Small Estate Laws

I agree with the advice if the other attorneys here. If you take this on and do something wrong, you can be personally liable. Hiring an attorney...

My Mom has Alzheimer's & needs medical care. She's newly married to someone in jail who is uncooperative financially.

If your mother still has a certain level of competence, she can execute a power of attorney and advance directive to appoint you or your brother to...

Is putting my IRA account into a living trust cause a taxable event at the time the trust is funded?

I agree with the advice of both attorneys here. You need to consult with an estate planning/tax attorney. Typically a person does not want to...

In Oregon spouse dies and you re marry does your child have inheritance rights to the home if about to be sold by surviving spou

If your mother died without a will and she was still married, Oregon's laws of intestacy will dictate where her assets go, no matter what her...

MY husband died in 1997 and a former wife was beneficiary of life insurance. His probated will specified that I was to get thisl

I suggest talking with a Mississippi attorney experienced in probate. If you have a copy of the insurance policy, bring that to the attorney. The...

Can the IRS go after my share of a home left in a trust?

I agree with attorney Atchley wholeheartedly. You are possibly at risk and the time to make a plan is now.

My father just passed-do we have to pay off the mortgage.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. A lot depends on whether the house is titled in the trust, what the trust says about what happens to the house...

My late brother-in-law named my late husband and late mother-in-law as life insurance beneficiaries. Next in line to collect?

I agree with attorney Famulary. The terms of the life insurance policy regarding beneficiaries will dictate the outcome.

I hired a LLC to do bimonthly yard work, but with no contract. The owner of the LLC was paid an extra $20.00 to drive my truck

I agree with attorney Lassen. Regardless of whether you hired him or he was a friend or relative, the worker had your permission to drive your car....