Elder Law Answers
My husband is the executor of the will of a recently deceased person. The decedent had no money or anything of value, and the deed to the house passed through right of survivorship. What do we need to do other...
Read moreI am the agent under a durable power of attorney (DPOA) executed in 2013. Is the document still valid if I move to another state?...
Read moreMy wife and I have are agents under my 86-year-old mother's durable power of attorney. We are her primary caregivers because she is not able to cook her own meals, clean her own home, do her own laundry, do grocery...
Read moreMy mother wants me to be her agent under a power of attorney, and I went online and found a form I can print up and take to a notary. Is this legal? ...
Read moreMy mother died 13 years ago. My brother has been in charge of her estate. He refuses to put her home up for sale, instead using the estate’s money to pay the upkeep on an empty house for 13 years.
Read moreI am an agent under my mom's power of attorney. Do I have the power to gift money in her place?...
Read moreMy brother was my father's primary caretaker for more than five years. Dad passed away and some siblings want to sell the home and divide the proceeds equally among the children. Does my brother, who cared for my dad, have...
Read moreMy mom has been diagnosed with altered mental status including: REM sleep behavior disorder, cerebral degeneration, and non-Alzheimer’s-type dementia, possibly Lewy body dementia. Is she legally able to sign a will and make changes to insurance polices that she bought 20...
Read moreIf we pay our child's bills, is that the same thing as gifting her $14,000 [the current annual gift tax exclusion]? Do we have to fill out a form 709? What if only one parent paid the bills and it's...
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