Looking for legal advice concerning my family rights. Situation as follows.
Younger sibling has medical and financial power of attorney for my mother.Sibling refuses to divulge financial information concerning investment portfolio,IRA and other current assets as well as a copy of the last... Read more »
Your sibling is under absolutely no legal obligation to share any financial information with you regarding your mother's assets if she is still living.
As far as the will, the same is true. However, if your mother has passed or does pass, then as a lineal descendant you would have rights... Read more »
he doesn't have any children (other than me)and his brother is the POA of his estate. What rights do I have to look after my father or even meet him.
Unfortunately, the short answer is none. Everyone in the described fact pattern is an adult, meaning they can freely decide who they interact with. You do not have a protected "right" to meet him. While normally you may be given some say in his medical care as his only biological child, he has a... Read more »
He has been taking care of his parents since his mother was hospitalized right before Thanksgiving. She has IBM , but is mentally alert and a feeding tube via PEG 5x a day. Then his father fell couple weeks ago from A-fib passing out - also hospitalized for placement of pacemaker. He also has... Read more »
He can attempt to apply to the local probate court to become their guardian. If he is their guardian, then he can make all decisions for them.
Both of them.
Need to break lease asap. Would this be considered a legal reason?
Not quite, you can always explain your landlord the situation and ask for options. They might be willing to let you out early or help set up a new tenant to take over the lease.
My father was placed into a nursing home because we could no longer care for him at home medically. He received a discharge letter from the current nursing home saying they were discharging him because of non payment even though they have been making payments since he arrived there. They currently... Read more »
You have the right to challenge the discharge by filing an appeal with the Ohio Department of Health. It sounds like they have no proper grounds to discharge him. If you file the appeal within 10 days, then the nursing home must wait for the appeal to be decided before they do anything.... Read more »
I do not have POA or guardianship, but I have been handling the finances so to go on the trip I need to buy the ticket. Her safety is a concern. We live in Ohio.
In order to stop her, you would need to become her Guardian.
my son is living with me because he has a protection order for domestic violence from his wife so he cannot have contact with his wife. he started staying in my home three months ago. Since then I have been verbally and mentally abused by him and have had to call law enforcement for protection... Read more »
You should get a protection order to get him out immediately. If he makes a verbal threat, or actual physical assault, that should be enough. Talk to the police. And then use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local real estate attorney to help you deal with the eviction to do it properly and to... Read more »
In general, Medicaid will put a lien on her portion of the property after her passing to recover any amount of Medicaid benefits they paid out while she was in a nursing home.
This is true, even if it is a survivorship deed (to the extent of her percentage of ownership.)
It is... Read more »
I have become disabled and can no longer do most of the work. Now she wants me to move because I'm no longer useful.
What can I do
Use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local real estate attorney to review all the facts and advise you of your options. If there is no written agreement allowing you to stay and money for your rent, then you might have to move.
My mother is POA my husband and myself take care of my grandmother. A lady from Elderly Aging Services came by said she had a report made. My grandmother who is 87 and still very sharp told the lady she knows everything that's been spent. My mom never kept receipts she would give me cash for... Read more »
If a report of possible financial wrongdoing was made, then they are obligated by law to investigate and confirm that the money has been used for your grandmother. Depending on how much money has been paid to you, or how much has been spent, they could take action. Use the Find a Lawyer tab and... Read more »
If the resident is competent to make medical decisions, then no.
I'm his daughter and have DPOA. She has been in rehab centers for at least 18 of the last 24 months. She's not been in contact with my father for months. Can she assume ownership of trailer without her name on the title. She will not pay bills associated with the trailer/car. She has max over 20k... Read more »
He can sell it without her consent.
My mother is the person behind me no longer being part of things. She has always been jealous of my relationship with my father. The past year my father left me a voice message saying he needed to talk to me but I couldn't let anyone know. I have the message. He is 83 and getting dementia. My... Read more »
That really is a matter best resolved within the family. Talk to siblings or others. If he is staying at home, she could keep you from entering, unless he can let you in. If he is in a care facility, she might have given them instructions on who can visit. You could file a court action to try... Read more »
My father-in-law is currently recovering from a fall that caused a brain bleed. He has asked us to figure out how to get his Power Of Attorney switched to my wife from my sister-in-law. He doesn't trust her due to her numerous times in jail followed by a 9 year sentence for vehicular homicide and... Read more »
He can revoke her POA by sending her written notice, and also notifying any banks or other businesses with whom he does business. He can then execute a new POA. Rather than a POA, it might also be done with joint ownership of his bank accounts. He really needs some advice on how to do it... Read more »
I let an individual handle my bank account when I went into the Ohio Veterans Home. He paid my expenses and pocketed the rest. When I went into the Veterans Home I was at the time about 73. I am now 82. Is there any posibality of a law suit or prosacution due to the fact that I am a senior citizen... Read more »
It is probably too late, but you can contact adult protective services to see if there is anything they can do: https://dsas.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/adult-protective-services.aspx
Original buyer never paid full amount for business, we obtained a judgment, our attorney did not act on the remainder due( we will be sueing him- that's another story) they appealed, now they are claiming she hid business assets- untrue, she lost her home, had major medical problems and judgements... Read more »
I think I answered this already. Did the tavern have insurance? That should cover the claim, get her an attorney. If the claimant settled, see the release. Otherwise, get a consult from a bankruptcy attorney. That would put the other proceedings on hold.
This has been going on for 5 years.. If it is an LLC and she was President ..there was no piercing of the veil.. how can they request a debtors exam?? she is on SSI, home was foreclosed on, she rents an apartment, it was a bar , there were no assets .. She is basically bed ridden, heart attack when... Read more »
On the mesh implant if the implant was less than two years ago I can get you the name of an attorney who will give a free consult.
On the michigas with the bar, seems that she should contact a bankruptcy attorney. If she's judgment proof no downside; it stops that other litigation.
Care facility. I would need the state to help pay for that. Can the state take or put a lean on my house?
Generally not, if you outlive your husband. However, a certain amount of other assets you own might need to be spent before he can qualify for Medicaid.
Depends heavily on the complexity of the estate. If the individual is simply poor and already medicare and Medicaid eligible, there's not much to plan. If it is a disabled person whose family has set up a substantial trust (or wants to), it is significantly more complex.
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