In just about every will or trust you will find something about the estate “paying the deceased’s final expenses,” otherwise known as funeral and/or memorial costs. As a small portion of what can sometimes be a very large and intricate document, this “final expense”...
My partner's father may become a permanent resident at a nursing home. I have been living on the property, rent-free, but providing much service, for many years, i.e. buying groceries and cooking, cleaning, yard work, lawn mowing, minor repairs, homemaking, companion...
Estate planning can be a pretty involved affair, even for people whose lives are fairly straightforward; but if you are an ex-patriot, have dual citizenship, or plan to leave assets to family members in another country the estate planning process can by downright...
Families have a way of acquiring great numbers of treasured objects and mementos: photo albums, antique books, Wedgewood China... a mounted deer head? You just never know what’s going to end up in the trash-heap and what will be kept and passed on to the next...
Do I need a trust? I believe that you need a will and a trust. The last will states who will serve as guardian for your children in the event of the death of both parents. Also, if both of you are gone, the trust will enable you to creatively manage the assets for the...
Common superstition says that famous deaths come in threes, but the death of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner on July 13 makes four billionaire deaths in 2010. It’s hard to deny the significance of such events in a year when there is no estate tax. According...
My father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2007. My mother passed 02/27/08, and my father just passed away in May 2010, My older brother declared himself Power of Attorney immediately after my mother's death. According to the last will, it was amended in late 2008...
I need advice about choosing a trustee and custodian for my daughter. I want to make sure after I die my daughter will be taken care of and get money that I saved for her. I can’t decide whether to have my brother in Thailand or my friend in the USA be a trustee. What...
Part of creating an estate plan is talking to your spouse, your family—and yes, your attorney—about your end-of-life wishes. A living will or healthcare directive is an essential part of any estate plan. This is the document in which you nominate the person or people...
The POA made a verbal contract with me to provide care for the person in question. The person in question has dementia. His wife - not the POA now refuses to abide by the verbal contract and pay the bill. Who do I take to small claims court? Additional information The...
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