durable power of attorney

How does a living trust work?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: I spoke to an elder care attorney about my mother going into a nursing home. I told him I have POA, healthcare surrogate and Will with me as executor. I had concerns about my mother’s home. My sister has been caring for her in our mother’s home for 4 years. She has Alzheimer’s and it’s time for her to be in a nursing home. He advised me what paperwork to get together and that

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How do I register an international divorce?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My (non-US citizen husband) and I married both in Taiwan and in USA? We divorced amicably in Taiwan. I’d like to register the divorce the US . There are no settlement issues. We have two adult children and one child still under the age of 18. I have sole custody. We executed the Taiwan divorce agreement in both English and Chinese. I’d also like to reclaim my maiden name. ATTORNEY ANSWER BY MARGARET L.

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How do I enact a power of attorney?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My Mom has been giving her money to a scam artist. So far l think it’s about $150,000. She thinks she is going to marry this guy she’s never met. The police have been called by 2 different banks and they have explained that she could go to jail for money laundering but this is not stopping her. I am her poa but how do I get it enacted ATTORNEY ANSWER BY MARGARET L.

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How do i sell mothers home,without power of attorney?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Mother is in nursing home, money is running out soon. I am her daughter, but I don’t have durable power of attorney.What do I need to do,legally to sell her home, so that I can continue to pay her nursing home bill/utilities/property taxes/and medications? ATTORNEY ANSWER BY MARGARET L. CROSS: Under Medicaid, her home is a non-countable assets. Instead of trying to sell the house, you should consult with an elder law attorney about

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My sister has gotten my mother to give her fiduciary power, even though before her dementia her Will gave it to my cousin.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: How do I prove undo influence? I have an unsigned Will only. My sister refuses to speak, nor share documents or Drs. info. Not even between lawyers. I have proof my sister took $10,000 in 3 months; I doubt my mother needed anything. She put lots of money in her own name; and moved it back when I put pressure on. As my sister is Power of Attorney, how do I stop her from

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