Your current state is Virginia
Nevada 1997: Grandma died testate. Her estate worth $6000. She willed it to my disabled mom who'd lived with her as caregiver for 3 yrs before Grandma went into nursing home. Grandma's attorney filed Order to Set Aside, adding that Medicaid Estate Recovery lien for $16k was... Read more »
Before filing you could call MERS and inquire if either your grandmother or mother owe MERS money. You would need to then file 2 Petitions for Set Aside, assuming MERS is not owed money or you are going to pay MERS to the property. MERS needs to be noticed in both your grandmother's and... Read more »
A family member recently passed away while settling affairs we found out a family member was stealing his money by forging checks. What legal recourse do we have based on financial exploitation? He was 64 and disabled and required assistance. The banks informed us of the questionable activity at... Read more »
Presumably, identify theft has occurred. If so, you might find the following web address helpful.
https://oag.ca.gov/idtheft/facts/victim-checklist
If you have an elderly family member who gave his child power of attorney to assist them with their financial affairs and you discover the person who has power of attorney has stolen the elderly family members money. The thief also drew up a will a few years prior. Now that its discovered the... Read more »
You should contact an elder law attorney to immediately prepare and serve a revocation of the power of attorney. That attorney will also explore a possible financial elder abuse claim. I would not suggest you try to do the new power of attorney yourself as it's not likely the financial... Read more »
Person drive way.i want to get it home but they don't want to let it go.its a money thing.it is in his name.what are the rules?
If the car is in your husband's name then he is in control of deciding where it should be stored. If your husband signed a Power of Attorney then the person named as Agent could also decide about the car. The only other way to control your husband's assets is to have a Conservator... Read more »
My nearly 40 yr old daughter and her family moved in when they were evicted, and it was supposed to be temp. They do not pay rent and have totally trashed our house. We need them out of here as the stress is unbearable. Her husband smirked at us and said we couldnt evict them due to covid. Surely... Read more »
Covid protections for evictions have expired. You can evict them now most anywhere in Kentucky. Simply go to your district court snd file a petition to evict. Also, if you ever catch them all gone from your home at the same time, simply set their belongings on the curb, change the locks and you... Read more »
There’s no power of attorney, my parents have bought a funeral for him. He spend a week in the hospital got released and then two days a second time, got released again. Three nurses have come to the house, and they say he has to go through sickness, after the hospital. What will my parents have... Read more »
Assuming that the hospital receives Medicare or Medicaid payments, it can only discharge someone in a safe discharge. While it is now less common, many people do die at home. If your grandfather is on hospice, the hospice nurse can sign the death certificate. If not, it must be signed by an M.D.... Read more »
Grandmother wanted to give me home before she had a stroke and had to go to nursing home. Can she still sell me the house from the nursing home? I keep telling her I don't want to get into legal trouble. I am her power of attorney we are paying for her care out of pocket so medicaid is not... Read more »
Yes, presuming she is in her right mind and still wanting to transfer the house to you. I would NOT use the power of attorney to sign for her if she is of sound mind and can sign herself bc the POA use reeks of undue influence (even if there is none).
My mom has documented and proven facts of wrong doings to support claims that caused my fathers untimely death
A Texas attorney could advise best, but your post remains open for two weeks. I'm very sorry for the loss of your father. You could reach out to med mal-wrongful death attorneys. A law firm that handles one of those categories would likely handle the other in most cases. Since your mom is... Read more »
My dad has 2 daughters from ex and 2 daughters from 1st marriage to my mom. Mom passed away 10yrs ago and he hasn’t remarried. He had a brain aneurysm and is on a wheelchair and can’t speak. He only says my name, aha & no. His other 2 daughters took him out of the nursing home we had him... Read more »
Isn't it obvious? You write that "he doesn’t have an appointed guardian. " So file an application to be appointed guardian.
they want to do repairs and replace pipes and they have to pack up and move they dont know where just some shelter and a lot have providers that assist them all in panic mode I live in Ohio my father lives in South Texas
From your description it appears that your father lives in a commercial apartment complex, not in a nursing home or a hospital and is perhaps being constructively evicted due to the need to make massive repairs. If he has funds, a shelter is not his only option.
My wife and I live in Maine. My name is not on the deed to our home only hers. Can her family have me removed if she died?
More facts are needed to answer this question, but assuming upon your wife’s death, title to the home will pass to someone other than you, then yes, that person would typically have the right to exclusive possession of the property, which means you could be removed, assuming you do not have an... Read more »
You can find public access to Pennsylvania’s civil court docket online. You can search by party name to locate either 1) the name of the injured nursing home victim or 2) the legal entity name of the negligent nursing home.
My mother passed away in a hospital. Hospital lost her property and sum of money she brought with her. As compensation they issued me daughter a check that I had problem utilizing. and lost.. It was made out to the estate of <moms name> Now they are giving me replacement check but I'm... Read more »
If your mother’s estate, consisting of that check plus her other assets, is worth less than $166,250, you might be able to collect all of her assets with a small estate affidavit. A probate attorney can help you determine whether your mother’s estate qualifies and, if so, can help you draw up... Read more »
It is impossible to sell my house with all the heavy junks they dumped into my property. I need to sell my house.
Also sounds like a real estate trespass case.
Attorney conspired with his client, knowingly accepted $4,000 in checks written by his client directly from their elderly vulnerable victim's embezzled bank account. A financial exploiting, poverty stricken niece hired an attorney to become aunt's POA and assist her in taking deed to... Read more »
There may be presumptive fraud if the Attorney In Fact deeded the principal's property to himself, or possibly his client. There are SOL's which you may have breached, and you may not have standing. Hire a competent attorney to examine the facts and title. You may or may not have a case.
They can sign it but it can be challenged with proof of that diagnosis.
Will a ProBono Attorney, close my Estate after I pass. My total assets are under $14,000.00 year.
You need to take at least some minimum steps to make sure no estate administration is required. For every bank account, make sure you have designated a pay-on-death beneficiary and make sure that person knows they are the beneficiary. Following your death, that person can bring in a copy of your... Read more »
I am looking for something to have in place to help my mom (who lives in TN) with any financial, health and/or legal issues that may arise in the present and in the future when/if she becomes incapacitated.
You will need a duradle power of attorney for legal. You may also need a power of attorney for health care.
Planing on giving it away what are my rights?
Sorry, no matter how old you are, your parents get to make the rules about what they will allow in their house. If they don't want the puppy, I suggest you arrange another place to stay. No, they shouldn't give away your property, but if you're living at their house, you're... Read more »
Papers or is it more believable that you don't remember any of it
This is not a legal question. Unfortunately, an attorney won't be able to help with this question as this does not involve any issue requiring legal knowledge.
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