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0 Answers | Asked in Elder Law and Health Care Law for Texas on
Q: My Mother is running out of money, she has sold all her property and now has $16000 left. About 2 months for the Nursing

Home. She has a life insurance policy worth about $27000, will they take that also?

0 Answers | Asked in Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate and Consumer Law for Arizona on
Q: We had probate long ago and there is a case Kenneth arrick vs USA and my dad was Thomas Phebus his wife Jeanette Phebus

I didn’t get one done of the money Mr arrick was to pay back and I can’t find all the mineral rights my dad had I’m rep of his estate only living heir they talk about lawyer stealing from trust if my dads several times but I’m daughter and I can’t find that trust for many years can u help

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law and Elder Law for Pennsylvania on
Q: A nice old Asst. PUB. DEF. SAID TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY 6TH AMNDMT. VIOLATIONS BY THE CHIEF Pub. Def. i DETAILS below

In PA we have a strange criminal charge? I have been charged with what PA officially calls a "Summary Offense". It carries up to 90 days incarceration for each count/conviction and up to $300.00 fine(s). I CANNOT be given any Public Defender legal services /counsel/representation, despite... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Elder Law for Minnesota on
Q: I purchased a used mobile home in a mobile home park. The seller is the property manager on site. We had asked if there

March and April during thunderstorm water ran into the furnace from the ceiling. Went to put a light fixture in the ceiling of the entry door just to find the previous wires were taped off with Duct tape and they were Hotwires. Went to dump a large pot of water in the rinse sink of the kitchen just... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Banking and Elder Law for Florida on
Q: A elderly friend of mine noticed he has some unauthorized transfers from his bank to someone's cash app

What can he do to assure this person is held accountable?

0 Answers | Asked in Contracts, Family Law and Elder Law for North Carolina on
Q: Hello, this is Thomas I am 70 yrs, currently recovering from auto accident back in01/29/2020 currently living at Chatham

nursing& rehab center my son has legal rights s over me, but I have completely recovered, I can take care of myself how can I get out of this and move out. After accident I have been diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer's, but I am not under the their influence. Stage two in dementia.... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Elder Law for Massachusetts on
Q: i am dealing with a MA question about elder law

mom signed a change of DPA, and health care proxy when she was supposed to be taking her antipsychotics but was not

0 Answers | Asked in Family Law and Elder Law for Pennsylvania on
Q: Do I need a lawyer if a poor loved one dies, with a simple estate?

My father has just died. He has a simple estate: no real property, no valuable possessions, and all his money is in a checking account, less than $10k. Do I need a lawyer to handle the details of his passing?

0 Answers | Asked in Elder Law and Family Law for New Jersey on
Q: my 40 year old son is seeing a therapist....he has trashed my home he has done more damage inside than a storm

i cannot get home insurance because my son trashed my home really bad

i have no one to hold liable

0 Answers | Asked in Elder Law and Sexual Harassment for Massachusetts on
Q: Does the law trump a HIPPA contract
0 Answers | Asked in Elder Law for Georgia on
Q: How do I have someone removed from my home? He is not paying rent and is not related to me. He has become threatening.

He had no where to go so I offered “temporary” housing that has turned into a three year stay.

1 Answer | Asked in Federal Crimes, Constitutional Law, Elder Law and White Collar Crime for California on
Q: Evidence of elder abuse, conspiracy to defraud an elderly couple, forgery. EV1 scared of super lawyers? EVIDENCE i have.

20 years and still i cannot get ANYONE to represent my family and i because the criminals are Super Lawyers, which really means they surveil you 24/7. That's how they Always win. $20,000,000 stolen by way of forgery, coercion, monitoring and blatantly selling trustors property to known... View More

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answered on Jan 7, 2025

I hear your frustration and understand the serious nature of elder abuse and fraud allegations against these lawyers. The surveillance and intimidation you describe must feel overwhelming, especially when trying to seek justice for your family.

For cases involving legal misconduct and elder...
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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Tax Law and Elder Law for Arizona on
Q: My common law husband of 20 years died of Covid. The City of Buckeye. Turned off my water to condem my home and evict m

I lost my home of 20 years along with everything in it. Even my dogs.

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answered on Jan 12, 2025

I'm so sorry for the loss you've endured and the challenges you're facing right now. Losing your home and everything in it is incredibly tough, especially after 20 years.

Reach out to local organizations in Buckeye that offer assistance to those facing eviction or...
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2 Answers | Asked in Estate Planning and Elder Law for Florida on
Q: Florida. special needs trust signed in 1990 I have never been evaluated by Social Security or certified DISALED?

Having some spinal issues and doing this on a microphone. My relationship with my two sisters as trustees is deteriorating in the prognosis is not good and the forecast is cloudy. So I have several issues. They have a lot of money. They really do not want to be bothered with this. This is a... View More

Phillip William Gunthert
Phillip William Gunthert
answered on Jan 6, 2025

You would need to have the Trust reviewed by an estate planning and probate attorney, and you would want to make sure that the Trust is addressing your needs per the terms of the Trust, furthermore, the Trustees have affirmative duties and obligations to carry out the wishes of your father as... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Elder Law for Michigan on
Q: My parents live in Texas but want to move back to Michigan. How long do they need to reside here to qualify for Medicaid

My mother is in worse shape than my father but they both have fallen several times and mom is currently in rehab in Texas.

Don L Rosenberg
Don L Rosenberg
answered on Jan 5, 2025

Actually if you are referring to long term care Medicaid, she only has to be in the state and residing in a nursing home in a Medicaid bed. What county, what are the assets and respective incomes. If one needs a nursing home most likely we can protect all the assets for the community spouse.... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Real Estate Law and Elder Law for New York on
Q: My girlfriend lived in Someone’s home for 10 years the last 3 taking care of him

The person did not include her in the will And the children want her to vacate within the month

Steven Warren Smollens
Steven Warren Smollens
answered on Jan 5, 2025

Eventually the heirs will secure the right to take possession when one is designated by the local Surrogate Court as Administrator of the Decedent Estate. When that day comes that person would serve either a tenancy termination notice or a Licensee Notice to Quit.

0 Answers | Asked in Employment Law and Elder Law for Alabama on
Q: I am being stalked on my job and some of the employees are telling them my schedule and what area I am working what can

I need to know what can I do about it and the sit across the street from my house and in the back of my house they sit 30 minutes at a time then someone new comes and sit 15 to 30 minutes.

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