Additional Information: The spouse would like to leave all assets, tangible items, and insurance payouts to the children only. ATTORNEY ANSWER: There is no requirement that a spouse leave assets to the other spouse in a revocable trust or a will. However, most states have statutes which allow the disinherited spouse to make an election against the decedent’s estate to claim a spousal share. 

Additional Information: I am in charge of an estate and I put the will in probate on 2/2010 and the estate was left 45% of a company and the other 55%.  The man who is running the company was left the 55% and we asked him to buy us out and he said no and is not willing to negotiate a purchase price.   How do I go forward with this situation ? Also he has

Additional Information: My Mom, who is 87 yrs. old and has dementia/early Alzheimer’s, is living with me.  She owns a home, which my daughter and her family are living in currently.  What can I do to prevent the seizure by Medicaid of her home when she has to enter a nursing home, if anything? What are my options with this? ATTORNEY ANSWER: Medicaid will not seize a home if your mother enters a nursing and is

Additional Information: My Father died intestate & my surviving 93 year old mother refuses to discuss a will so she will also die intestate. I would like to add my sister’s name to the deed on my Mother’s house so the house will be owned as Joint Tenants with rights of survivorship. This way when my Mother dies, we can avoid probate. Right now the deed has both my deceased Father & living Mother as owners.

Additional Information: My dad broke his hip at his house, there are just too many stairs for him to safely navigate.  We sold my dad’s house; used the money as a downpayment on our new ranch style house for myself, my wife and my dad. We went though an Massachusetts eldercare lawyer who created the deed giving my dad a life estate and my wife and myself ownership after my father’s death. My name is the

Additional Information: My friend had a will and then wanted changes.  She had the lawyer draft the changes but she never signed the changes.  Does the lawyer refer to the original will or can the changes be added without her signature? ATTORNEY ANSWER: Your friend’s Last Will and Testament will be the controlling document. The court will not honor an unsigned Codicil. Margaret L. Cross-Beliveau, Esq., LL.M. Legal Disclaimer: