ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Me and my dad gave care and lived in this home for many years, she was the landlord and owned everything. She has now passed and the family wants to evict us to claim their part of the will. We are all related. We are paying the bills just fine with no problems but the only problem is that they want us out so they can sell the house for money. This is my
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Father in-law has just been deemed in competent by the veterans hospital but has no power of attorney over his asset. His wife was able to give power of attorney on his medical aspect but it was stated that she is unable to give power of attorney over his bank accounts and other assets since her name is not on the paper work.So my question is how would we be able to obtain control
Creating a will not at the top of your to-do-list? Maybe it should be! Creating an estate plan is one way to ensure your family is taken care of, and your wishes are carried out in the future. Having a will isn’t just for the uber-rich or elderly. In fact, everyone should have a will regardless of your marital status, age, or the size of one’s estate. When writing out your will, many considerations need to
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: When I was 18 months old I was put under my grandparents care under guardianship and now that I am 18 some drama happened and my grandmother told me I have to live with my unfit mother or Oma, and my grandmother says she will take me to court if I try to move out with a friend of mine. ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU: A guardianship ends when you turn 18 and you are
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: We want to designate a different person to execute our money and carry out our health wishes. ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU: You will need to execute a new Durable Power of Attorney and a new Health Care Proxy. You will also need to notify in writing the person whom you replaced that he/she is no longer your fiduciary and any copy of the old documents are no longer valid. Follow us on Facebook Follow
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: I have no relatives here. My sister lives in VA and she is the person I would like to name. ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU: No, your agent does not have to live in the same state as you. If possible, also try to appoint an alternate to your sister. Follow us on Facebook Follow us on LinkedIn Legal Disclaimer: Please note that this answer does not constitute legal advice, and should not be relied
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My father is in his 70’s, in bad health, physically disabled, with somewhat impaired cognition. He recently hired his tenant do repairs on the property. The tenant has not finished most of the repairs, has taken advantage of my father’s memory by charging him multiple times for the same service, and has sent my father massive bills for services not related to the repairs. The tenant had my father write the checks out to
My 85 year old mom is in the process of selling her home. Twenty five years ago she did a quitclaim. She thought she was just signing a form so that her home would go to the three of us when she dies. Now she is ready to come live with me and her money is needed for Adult Day Care, doctors, etc. The two other daughters refuses to sign off at closing of the house
My sister is executrix of our father’s estate and I am in NY. She sent me this receipt and is saying she will not disperse the payment until I have signed and sent back this receipt saying I already received this. Can you do that? This seems strange. ANSWER BY MARGARET CROSS-BELIVEAU: When I represent the executor/personal representative of an estate, I always have the beneficiaries sign a release. It protects the executor from any beneficiary
Mother and stepfather verbally proposed I mothers son would inherit property if I stayed and took care of them..I have now been here 5 years . Mother passed first and now stepfather wants me to pay for the property after I have taken care of just him past 3 1/2 years. He has decided to go live with biological son who hes just met after 61 years and is changing all aspects of a living trust
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