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I am an informal caregiver for my mom. Since my dad writes me a check from their joint account, can I count the first $30,000 ($15,000 per parent) received as a gift instead of W2 income? In addition, my mom...

My son and daughter-in-law bought a house with a “granny flat” attached. I gifted them the money for the down payment and in return I can live in the granny flat until my passing. My daughter-in-law and I do not...

My mother recently went from the hospital to the nursing home for long-term care. She does not have a power of attorney, and we do not have guardianship over her. The nursing home wants one of her children to become...

My mother has a home in New Jersey, but she is moving to California to live with family. Can she create a trust in California that includes her house in New Jersey or does she have to use an attorney...

My parents have a life estate in a home that they gifted to me six years ago. I want to transfer the home to my brother. My parents own a dog that has been deemed dangerous, and I don't want...

My sister was transferred to a hospital from a nursing home, and then subsequently involuntarily discharged. The nursing home refused to readmit her, and now the hospital wants to discharge her to a new local nursing home, in the midst...

I have a brother and half-brother who are both beneficiaries of my parents’ estate along with me. My parents’ will stated that certain investment accounts were to be divided into thirds and certain accounts were to be divided in half,...

My brother is executor of our parents’ estates. Both parents are now deceased. The trust provides that all assets in the trust are to be divided equally. Can he sell property and put the value of the property in the...

My father-in-law named son #1 his agent under a power of attorney while he was living with that son. Now he lives with son #2 and he named son #2 as agent under a second power of attorney. Which of...