conservatorship

how can i obtain conservatorship for an elderly parent who is not able to make decision re: health. There is a family dispute re: her placement to stay in her home or skilled nursing facility. 3 sibling agree for her best interest, she should be in a skilled home and 1 does not agree and wants her to stay in the home where her health and safety is in jeoperdy. she has not power or atty in place.

wills

is a ''Will'' a ''trust''

Grandma going to nursing home

I am a caregiver for my grandmother and she is going to a nursing home and she has to sell her house. She would like to give me some money. Could she legally give me money without reprocussions in the furture

elder law

My mother has been in a nursing home for the past several moths. She has appx. $70,000 in cash assets in a single checking account. Is it legal for her to gift any money to her family? Appx how much should it cost to set her up on madicaid?

medicaid

aunt in nursing home in florida the nursing home here says she have to sell her home give money to them. her home is in new york. is this true.

harrasement by daughter in -law

We are around 80 years old wife and husband. Our son has expired around 7 years

back. We have kpt our daughter-in- law and her three childredn with us. She is working after husband's death. Now she tortures us and harrases on petty issues. Asks her children to do the same. We are really very much harrased. kindly help

Sale/gift of house

My mother wants to give or sell me her home-can this be done legally ? She will be going into a retirement home..She has left me her home in her trust but wnts to do this now while she's still alive. Will a quit-claim deed do it?

estate info

if father goes into nursig home,and he has given us his home/land last year can nursing home/state take lein against it

Power of attorney

My mother is in hospital,unable to speak or act for herself how do i get power of attorney

Power of Attorney

My sister has durable power of attorney for my Mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease last fall. I am not too happy with how she is controlling everything for my Mother. She did contact an elder affairs attorney and put all of her assets into a trust. I'm not sure how she is handling the rest of my Mother's assets. How do I go about finding out how to petition for power of attorney for myself and on what basis could I do this? Please advise. Thank you very much.

Brother took, Cash, Will,Documents from Mom

My brother is POA for my Mom who is 80 years old. She broke her wrist last January and lived with my brother til March. He took a large amount of cash, Will, financial documents from her home. He has not returned it to Mom now that she is back home. My brother put the cash in a bank account under his name only. Mom is afraid to ask for it back. I would like to see the POA document and want to know what he is doing with her cash assets. As I have reason to believe he is rearranging her other accounts in which she also has large sums.

What disclosure am I legally entitled to as a sibling and daughter? Can I ask to see the POA paper? Can I ask what he is doing with her accounts?

I am very concerned. Because I don't know my legal rights I am not sure what direction to take.

Please respond soon.

Thanks,

Sandra

Legal Disclosures

If my brother is Power of Attorney for my Mother. What disclosures am I legally entitled to as a sibling?

Can I ask to see his Power of Attorney paper so I know what he is legally allowed to do and not do?

If my brother is rearranging my Mother's financial affairs can I ask him what he is doing with her money?

Thanks,

Sandra

financial responsibility

Ex-wife -- moved back in stayed for companionship,now has Alzheimers and is not U.S. citizen but from W. Germany.Whats my respponsibility???

transfer of fathers home

i have taken care of my dad for 3yrs i live with him in his homei have d-poa and would like to tranfer the home to myself be fore dad goes in to a nursing home. but my lawyer says he has to have a pir done and be in hospital or institution for 30 days first. he has willed it to me so if i can keep him home would i run into problems when he dies. i have 2 siblings but neither help take care of him.

beneficiaries

i have a durable power of attorney ,my mother is incompentant, so do i have to give the beneficaries a copy of her bank statement?

elder law trust fund

what are the rights of a guardian over a trust fund for an incapacitated person?

do they really have a right over the way the money is actually managed even if the courts appointed the financial bank?

Life Estate versus Irrevocable Trust

My parents are in the midst of estate planning. The amount of money they have is minimal, but their home is worth almost $1M and they would like to protect it and be able to give it to 4 children upon their death. I can't seem to get a straight answer on whether or not a life estate is the way to go or to transfer some ownership of the property and create a trust (with my father retaining power of appointment). Can you advise and perhaps share some of the advantages/disadvantages.

brother losing home

My brother (53) moved back home 7 years ago to care for my Mom and Dad. Mom died in July 06 and a sister (against the wishes of 6 other siblings) placed Dad in a nursing home and subsequently got guardianship. My brother has been living in Mom and Dad's house since Dad's placement, continuing to care for the property. The 6 siblings received notice of intent to sell today to pay for nursing home costs. Does my brother have any recourse since this has been his home for 7 years? How long can he remain in the home? Mom and Dad were having a will drawn up, giving my brother a life estate in the house, but Mom died two days after the attorney visited them and the will was drafted, but never signed. Before my sister received guardianship, Dad had signed a POA and a will, but this was never taken into consideration by the Probate judge at the guardianship hearing. The judge would not listen to any of us and, unfortunately, our attorney (and 2 others) told us the POA was all we would need. This was not the case and since none of the other siblings filed for guardianship (having been advised we did not need to by the attorneys), it was granted to the psycho sister. We have 28 days to respond to the intent to sell. Can anyone assist??

my home

my husband is in a nursing home (3 yr) he is on medicade,will i lose my home when he passes away-he is 76-i am 70 thanks

potential nursing home costs.

Mother is 88, still living at home. Her 3 children want to protect her savings of stocks and bonds of about $600,000 from a potential nursing home costs in the near future. Can we set up a trust to protect assets? Is there a Medicaid trust? Mother is agreeable to this. Thank you.