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If your mother has dementia, she does not have the ability to make a viable check. Nor can she appoint anyone as her agent under a Durable Power of Attorney because that c...
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By definition a Durable Power of Attorney occurs when someone chooses to appoint a particular person to be able to act on their behalf in regard to financial matters. If y...
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The duties and responsibilities of the trustee are as set out in the specific trust document. I urge you to contact a lawyer to review the trust on your behalf to see if t...
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I understand your reluctance to incur expenses which, by the way, can be an expense of the trust and therefore paid from the principal. However, I think it would be a smal...
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It sounds like you are confusing Medicare with Medicaid. Medicare is an entitlement program of health insurance through the Social Security system. It only covers a hundr...
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If his Will is not signed, there is no Will to be presented to Probate unless he had a previous Will that is still in effect. If your mother were to be eligible to receive...
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The key question here is what does the Will say in regard to the powers of the executor in regard to the management of the assets during the settlement of the estate. The ...
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This is quite complicated and unfortunately no one could begin to give you advice without reviewing the documents themselves and discussing the circumstances under which th...
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You should contact an Elder Law attorney as soon as possible because the Medicaid laws do differ significantly from state to state. You refer to "Medicare" in your letter,...
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You may wish to negotiate on behalf of your grandfather with the credit card holders as to the total amount or the interest. Assuming that the home was put into the trust ...
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The laws pertaining to advance care directives differ significantly from state to state. A stroke is not necessarily considered a terminal illness so the living will may n...
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It appears that your grandmother either named the bank as the executor of her estate or was already the trustee of a trust that existed prior to her death and the terms of ...
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Medicaid law differs significantly from state to state and the Medicaid law in most states does not cover assisted living costs. I urge you to contact an experienced elder...
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If the title to the home is solely in your father's name, the home would be part of his probate estate and pass in accordance with the terms of his Will. Dividing the home...
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The authority pursuant to a Durable Powers of Attorney and an Advance Care Directive such as a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care as it is referred to in some states...
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A Will is meaningless until it has been filed and approved by the Probate Court through the probate process. Regardless of who may have paid the premium, if the policy was...
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An authorized user is not responsible for the payment of charges for on the credit card regardless of the source of the charges. The payments are the sole responsiblity of...
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If your father is competent to make his own decisions, there is little that you can do other than to try and convince him that living alone could present unnecessary risks ...
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A Will can be filed in the probate court for safe keeping prior to a person's death, but it is not binding until the person dies. There may be serious questions as to whet...
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I am not quite clear as to what you mean by "my aunt's name has been put on land registry info to inherit the estate." This could mean multiple things from your mother bei...
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If you believe that your sister's actions may have actually harmed your mother, you should report this matter to local law enforcement authorities. However, if your sister...
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I am assuming that your mother has no assets from which she can pay her credit card debt. It would be helpful to know the amount of the credit card debt, but regardless, y...
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There are different ways to co-own property. From you question, it appears that you and your sister owned the home as tenants in common which means that if one of you died...
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The first question that arises is were your brother and sister authorized to run up the charges on your mother's credit card? Were they co-signers? If they were not autho...
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If your question is asking if the person who is acting as the agent under a Durable Power of Attorney even if they have short term memory loss, you would first look to the ...
