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TRANSFERING MONEY FROM IRREVOCABLE TRUST Can a trustee transfer money from a irrevocable trust to the serving spouse in account set up for the serving spouse only under Massachusetts law? Wha... |
0 | 2 weeks 2 days ago by joseph mcneil |
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Daughter's undue influence over demented elderly father My mother has been married to my stepfather for nearly 30 years. She has never gotten along with his daughter. Last year, he was diagnosed with a brai... |
2 | 2 weeks 4 days ago by worriedformom |
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Transferring money from a irrevocable trust My mother passed away and left an irrevocable trust with all joint assets transfer to the irrevocable trust to start the 5 year look back clock for my... |
0 | 2 weeks 6 days ago by joseph mcneil |
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only child of mother with no will I am the middle aged only child/son of a mother who divorced and never remarried. I live in the midwest and she has always lived in the Boston area. ... |
1 | 15 weeks 15 hours ago by hubman |
14 weeks 6 days ago by TheLawyerKnows |
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Illegitimate children under Massachusetts wills law I've known my father for seven years now but I was born outside of his first marriage. He is currently married to another woman after divorcing his f... |
2 | 1 year 12 weeks ago by Cluck |
18 weeks 5 days ago by Thomas Swain Smith |
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Executor or power of attorney in MA estate plan Hello and thank you very much for this forum. My husband and I love it and have learned quite a bit about estate planning by reading your answers. W... |
2 | 44 weeks 5 days ago by TBody |
18 weeks 5 days ago by Thomas Swain Smith |
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Annual gift tax exclusion It used to be ten thousand I know, but what is the annual federal gift tax exclusion now? And that means I can give that amount each year to each of ... |
3 | 3 years 42 weeks ago by Climber |
18 weeks 5 days ago by Thomas Swain Smith |
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Invoked Health Care Proxy and Estate Planning A friend of mine had set up jointly-held bank accounts (outside of her trust) which she thought meant that the accounts were held by her and her named... |
5 | 20 weeks 3 hours ago by simonsmom |
19 weeks 17 hours ago by admin |
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Trustee's ability to transfer Title of vehicle Hello, I posted a previous post regarding fees but I have another unrelated question.
I am Trustee to my late Aunt's Living Trust in Massachusetts.... |
1 | 27 weeks 3 days ago by dfb500 |
27 weeks 3 days ago by TheLawyerKnows |
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Trustee of Revocable Trust -- how much can I be reimbursed Hello, I am the Trustee of my Aunt's Revocable Trust. My brother, who is an inheritor has caused me so much stress and angst that I felt compelled to... |
5 | 27 weeks 5 days ago by dfb500 |
27 weeks 4 days ago by dfb500 |
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Liability of Guardian for Hiring Caregiver for Elder Parent I have a question that I was hoping could be answered, or at least help point me in the correct direction.
I have a friend who has just been appoi... |
2 | 32 weeks 2 days ago by Brinn239 |
28 weeks 4 days ago by BostonLawMan |
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Sale of Property with Life Estate I just found out from one of my sisters that my parents sold their house to the other sister for a $1 and the deed lists the property owner as the sis... |
4 | 32 weeks 2 days ago by leon411 |
31 weeks 5 days ago by BostonLawMan |
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Charitable trust in Massachusetts Hello. My husband and I have no children and no people we really feel the need to leave
money to when we pass. So we thought we'd take most of our... |
1 | 41 weeks 1 day ago by SueBann |
41 weeks 19 hours ago by The Editor |
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Help for Drafting health care proxy Hello. My wife has a very serious illness not necessarily life threatening but dangerous. She would like to update her health care proxy which she d... |
1 | 42 weeks 6 days ago by CharlesP |
42 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Giving money for grandchild's education in MA Any thoughts on the best way to help fund the college expenses for our grand kids. We have two grandchildren and would like to contribute in a way th... |
1 | 46 weeks 4 days ago by NMathews |
46 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Evicting a senior citizen in Massachusetts I can't believe that this is true but by mother's landlord claims he can evict her just like any other person even though she is 79 years old. There ... |
1 | 48 weeks 1 day ago by JillP |
48 weeks 1 day ago by The Editor |
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Irrevocable Trusts and Realestate Abatement and Circuit Breaker Credit Hello,
My mother is considering nursing home preplanning by setting up a Medicaid Irrevocable Trust and putting the house into it along with a CD w... |
1 | 49 weeks 6 days ago by Riddermark |
49 weeks 2 days ago by The Editor |
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Elder abuse reporting in MA I visit my aunt on a fairly regular basis to say hi and see if she needs anything. She's 79 and lives alone, but has several people who come in once ... |
1 | 50 weeks 4 days ago by TrishG3 |
50 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Must doctor report health or vision problems to Registry of Motor Vehicles? I have not one, but two elderly aunts (in their 80s) who still drive, but probably should not. One of them has flexibility issues that prevent her fr... |
2 | 3 years 27 weeks ago by SueP |
1 year 15 hours ago by admin |
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New Regulations for older drivers in Massachusetts The Massachusetts Public Health Council just approved new regulations (105 CMR 309) intended to give healthcare providers additional guidance on when ... |
0 | 1 year 15 hours ago by The Editor |
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Elder's competency to execute new health proxy My father is in a nursing home. He has an activated health care proxy, but recently decided to change it so he could make me his health care agent. He... |
1 | 1 year 1 week ago by CDToller |
1 year 1 week ago by The Editor |
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Elderly patient signing self out of rehab facility in Massachusetts My mother is 81 years old and getting frail. She is not what I would call senile, but she doesn't make decisions as well as she did only a few years ... |
1 | 1 year 2 weeks ago by FRV62 |
1 year 2 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Undue influence of senior citizen I live next door to a lovely lady who is elderly and quite frail. She has a daughter who lives in Florida and only visits her once or twice a year. ... |
1 | 1 year 3 weeks ago by Secretfriend |
1 year 3 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Can I name IRA beneficiary other than spouse? Hello. My wife and I are doing a bit of estate planning and thinking of some creative ways to avoid probate. We were wondering, since my wife will b... |
1 | 1 year 5 weeks ago by BobNK |
1 year 5 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Cana disabled adult child live in his mother's empty house while she is in nursing home? I am a 54 year old disabled man, the eldest of 5 living siblings. I am currently going though a divorce whcih should be final in June. My soon to be e... |
0 | 1 year 6 weeks ago by darcy self |
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Doctor talking to people other than healthcare agent I live in Massachusetts and I'm the healthcare agent for my aunt who also lives here. She is in a nursing home and the doctor who treats her there is... |
1 | 1 year 6 weeks ago by Yvonne |
1 year 6 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Aid and Attendance (can I get it)? Hello. I was in the military for 2 years and I was told I might be entitled to a VA benefit called Aid and Attendance. Can you tell me how a person ... |
1 | 1 year 8 weeks ago by RegB |
1 year 8 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Who can invoke a healthcare proxy in Massachusetts? I work at a nursing facility in Massachusetts but I'm not a doctor or a nurse. I get a little worried sometimes because once in a while the nurses wi... |
1 | 1 year 9 weeks ago by Helper |
1 year 9 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Who can be healthcare agent in Massachusetts? Hello, my mother is currently living in a nursing facility in Massachusetts. We're very close, but for some reason she's got it in her head that she ... |
1 | 1 year 11 weeks ago by DebP |
1 year 11 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Power of attorney valid after new Massachusetts probate code? Hello. I have two questions. First, because Massachusetts has a new probate code now I'm wondering if my old durable power of attorney is still vali... |
1 | 1 year 14 weeks ago by EdG |
1 year 14 weeks ago by The Editor |
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My parents have no medical coverage I recently found out my parents (70 and 69) have not signed up for Mass Health, nor do they have any other health insurance. They also did not sign up... |
1 | 1 year 15 weeks ago by Str8755 |
1 year 15 weeks ago by admin |
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MassHealth Lookback Transfers When MassHealth looks back into the 5 years of transfers one has made before getting terminally ill and needing a nursing home, what to they consider?... |
2 | 1 year 15 weeks ago by Cheryl3700 |
1 year 15 weeks ago by Cheryl3700 |
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Guardianship for small business owner in Massachusetts My dad has owned a small business in Massachusetts for many, many years. It has some value and usually shows an income. The rest of his "estate" is ... |
1 | 1 year 16 weeks ago by Jersey2 |
1 year 16 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Elder Financial Abuse Elder is 87, adult child of elder is 51. This is not your typical elder financial abuse case. The adult child is question is a ‘tenant-at-will’ oc... |
5 | 1 year 34 weeks ago by maPI |
1 year 16 weeks ago by admin |
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Medicaid trust I've got some savings I'd like to protect. Can a Medicaid trust permit the trustee to release a fixed monthly maximum amount of cash to me which will ... |
1 | 1 year 17 weeks ago by ketchbs |
1 year 17 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Nursing home visiting hours in Massachusetts? Hello and thank you for this forum. My uncle is in a nursing home in western Massachusetts. The staff have not told me I can't visit him in the even... |
1 | 1 year 17 weeks ago by Bett63 |
1 year 17 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Consent for treatment without healthcare proxy Hello. My Aunt lives in an assisted living facility in Massachusetts but she needs to go to a nursing home because she's becoming increasingly dement... |
1 | 1 year 19 weeks ago by Kiren |
1 year 19 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Who can be appointed conservator in Massachusetts? My sister is my mother's healthcare agent under her healthcare proxy. Is there any law in Massachusetts that would prevent her from also being my mot... |
1 | 1 year 20 weeks ago by SusanBC |
1 year 20 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Guardian vs. healthcare proxy agent under Massachusetts law Hello. I have a healthcare proxy in place that names my eldest daughter as my healthcare agent. I trust her and she understands what I want in terms... |
1 | 1 year 22 weeks ago by GraceNK |
1 year 22 weeks ago by The Editor |
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DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY SIGNS "NO TRESSPASS" ORDERS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY ADDRESS TO PREVENT VISITATION My mother, 84 who has early signs of dementia is currently a resident of a assited living facility in Massachusetts. Three months ago, in August 2011... |
1 | 1 year 23 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 23 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Can guardian in MA admit person to nursing home? Hello. I'm the guardian for my elderly great-aunt who suffers from what I can only describe as intermittent dementia. Some days she is good and othe... |
1 | 1 year 24 weeks ago by Tball5 |
1 year 24 weeks ago by The Editor |
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limited conservatorship or guardianship in MA I have a question about conservatorship under Massachusetts law. I'm working with my mother to set up a guardianship for her because I know, and she ... |
2 | 2 years 11 weeks ago by NThomas |
1 year 24 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Power of attorney or guardian controls under MA law? I have a durable power of attorney for financial matters that I executed in Massachusetts several years ago. If I become incompetent and someone asks... |
1 | 1 year 25 weeks ago by RyanT |
1 year 25 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Falling out between myself and my father in law My wife's father lives in an in-law apartment in the basement of my house. 16 Years ago my wife and I sold our old house and my father in law sold his... |
0 | 1 year 26 weeks ago by Anonymous |
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Court appointed lawyer in Guardianship case in MA? I work at a nursing home in Massachusetts and have come to know an elderly resident there very well. Her niece has come to visit every so often over ... |
1 | 1 year 26 weeks ago by MAnurse44 |
1 year 26 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Social Security COLA for MA elders Elders in Massachusetts and in other states, who have gone two years without a cost of living adjustment for Social Security, got some good news last ... |
0 | 1 year 27 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Duties of trustee in Massachusetts My Uncle has, for some reason, asked me to be the trustee for a trust he is creating. He says he trusts me and believes I can do the job after he's g... |
1 | 1 year 29 weeks ago by GBenton |
1 year 29 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Power of Attorney and Assisted Living We have a POA for my mom, who lives in PA. We would like to bring her to MA and put her in an assisted living facility, due to her memory problems. ... |
3 | 1 year 30 weeks ago by ajack |
1 year 30 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Hire a lawyer to fill out MassHealth Application? My mother has dementia that is becoming worse at an alarming rate. I'm afraid I won't be physically able to care for much longer at home. I've researc... |
1 | 1 year 30 weeks ago by KBrent |
1 year 30 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Post-nuptial agreements for senior couples in MA? My wife and I were married almost two years ago, and things are going well. We're both in our 60's and have children from prior marriages. Recently my... |
1 | 1 year 32 weeks ago by Gary |
1 year 32 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) My wife and I are looking (so far just on the Internet) at a continuing care retirement community in Massachusetts. This place has an independent liv... |
1 | 1 year 33 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 33 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Do not resuscutate order with home care in MA My mother is 83 years old and very ill. She was smart enough to buy home health insurance that allows her to pay for having aides in her house to car... |
1 | 1 year 34 weeks ago by Gerrity |
1 year 34 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Property tax deferral in Massachusetts I'm 72 years old and live alone in a house in Massachusetts. Can you explain to me how I can do the property tax deferral that I've heard is availabl... |
1 | 1 year 35 weeks ago by BTR51 |
1 year 35 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Leave money to cat or dog in my will This sounds like a strange request but I was wondering if I can amend my will to leave some money to my cat who, because she is so young, will likely ... |
1 | 1 year 37 weeks ago by NanY |
1 year 37 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Medicare Open Enrollment Period I got a notice in an email sent by a friend who told me that the Medicare Open Enrollment Period is coming up on October 15. We're both widows and ne... |
1 | 1 year 38 weeks ago by WRB |
1 year 38 weeks ago by admin |
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Can healthcare agent be removed? My mother has a healthcare proxy in place and is currently living in a nursing home in Massachusetts. She suffers from dementia and often has bad day... |
1 | 1 year 39 weeks ago by KarenWH |
1 year 39 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Codicil or new will? After doing some research on the Internet I called an attorney to talk about doing a codicil to my existing will. I had my will drafted in Pennsylvan... |
1 | 1 year 41 weeks ago by HGB67 |
1 year 41 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Selling mom's house held in irrevocable trust to buy her a new one My father recently went into an assisted living home after being diagnosed with dementia. My mother is physically incapable of taking care of the fami... |
1 | 1 year 42 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 42 weeks ago by The Editor |
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legal guardianship and antipsychotic medication My patient resides at a nursing home and has a legal guardian, but no rogers guardianship at this point. Can the legal guardian allow antipsychotic me... |
1 | 1 year 42 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 42 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Reinstating Health Care Proxy under MA law Kind of a complicated situation at my aunt's nursing home. I used to be my aunt's health care agent under an older version of her health care proxy. ... |
1 | 1 year 42 weeks ago by BarbP |
1 year 42 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Can I move my mother to assisted living without her permission? My mom has been living at a facility in Massachusetts that offers both independent living and assisted living. Recently she has been showing signs of ... |
1 | 1 year 44 weeks ago by HMann |
1 year 44 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Massachusetts circuit breaker tax credit I'm pretty sure I qualify for the Massachusetts circuit breaker tax credit. I'm a renter in in MA and my rent takes up a sufficient percentage of my ... |
1 | 1 year 45 weeks ago by HGB |
1 year 45 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Power of attorney used as healthcare proxy in MA? My mother has a power of attorney that she signed three years ago and it names me as her Agent. It has very broad language about what I can do, but d... |
2 | 1 year 46 weeks ago by Lon55 |
1 year 46 weeks ago by allan@baronlawm... |
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Grandma in nursing home refusing food and medications My grandmother has been in a nursing home for about 5.5 months. She has just recently started to refuse eating or taking her medications. She has al... |
2 | 1 year 48 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 47 weeks ago by allan@baronlawm... |
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Companion dog for elderly mother in MA My mother is 81 years old and lives alone in a Massachusetts condominium development. The condo rules do not allow dogs, even a little one, like my m... |
1 | 1 year 48 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 48 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Get retainer back after I Fire elder law attorney I hired an attorney and paid a retainer to her ($4,000) to help me prepare my estate plan. We had a meeting and everything seemed good but then nothi... |
1 | 1 year 50 weeks ago by MHart |
1 year 50 weeks ago by The Editor |
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401K and medicaid planning Is the community spouse's 401K held by his current employer considered to be a countable asset for the MassHealth Nursing home application. |
1 | 1 year 51 weeks ago by aperson |
1 year 51 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Shredding checks and financial papers Just wondering if I'm missing something about an article I read on line about shredding documents after tax season to help prevent identity theft. Th... |
1 | 2 years 5 days ago by Anonymous |
2 years 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Cash Value on Elderly Mothers Life Insurance My mother is currently in the hospital and may be transferred to a nursing home in the near future. She has not yet applied for Mass Health/Medicaid.... |
0 | 2 years 2 weeks ago by Britt23 |
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Transferring home within five year masshealth look-back period Is there any way I can transfer my house at a little below market price to my daughter who has taken care of me? I don't know if I'll need a nursing ... |
1 | 2 years 2 weeks ago by WentworthT |
2 years 2 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Liability of Conservator under MA law I've been asked by some relatives to become the conservator for our mutual aunt, who definitely needs help. I assume, but do not know, that I will no... |
1 | 2 years 3 weeks ago by Jacks |
2 years 3 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Can husband sign for wife with dementia in MA? My wife and I have several accounts and some of them are in both our names and and one is in her name. She has dementia now and is unable to sign ban... |
1 | 2 years 5 weeks ago by Timothy |
2 years 5 weeks ago by The Editor |
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I own a property with my husand and my parents, all are listed on the mortgage and deed. I own a property with my husand and my parents, all are listed on the mortgage and deed. If one of my parents was to enter a nursing home for long ter... |
2 | 2 years 21 weeks ago by Anonymous |
2 years 6 weeks ago by allan@baronlawm... |
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High Cost Elder Attorney Fee and Finding Options Hello,
My mother is trying to do a preplan in the event of nursing home care is needed in the future. She is 75 and in excellent health.
We went... |
2 | 2 years 7 weeks ago by Mike9999 |
2 years 6 weeks ago by allan@baronlawm... |
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Competence for new power of attorney I'm involved in an argument with my sister regarding our mother, who has early stage dementia. I have her in an assisted living facility that, I beli... |
2 | 2 years 13 weeks ago by GHartnett |
2 years 6 weeks ago by allan@baronlawm... |
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New homestead law in Massachusetts may impact elders Thought I would post a couple of important changes in the Massachusetts homestead law that go into effect on March 16, 2011 and may be important to th... |
0 | 2 years 8 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Grandparents Rights to visit grandchildren in MA I read the law for grandparents visitation rights. Does a grandmother have any rights to see grandchildren whose parents are married and living togeth... |
1 | 2 years 10 weeks ago by AndreaQ |
2 years 10 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Eviction of elderly or disabled in MA My mother is probably disabled but definitely elderly because she is 74. The landlord is evicting her for non payment of rent and I was wondering if ... |
1 | 2 years 10 weeks ago by Louise |
2 years 10 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Who can be guardian under MA law My sister and I are worried about our great aunt because she's been slowing down over the last few years and seems to be having trouble with her perso... |
1 | 2 years 14 weeks ago by Anonymous |
2 years 14 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Give gift to my grandchildren without gift taxes? Although I'm not terribly close to my daughter, I would like to make a series of gifts to my three grandchildren, perhaps this year and a few years af... |
1 | 2 years 16 weeks ago by GailT |
2 years 16 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Federal estate tax What happened with the federal estate tax? I heard that there was none anymore and then that it was back. If I inherit money this year what will the... |
1 | 2 years 17 weeks ago by Anonymous |
2 years 17 weeks ago by Kevin Gaughen Sr. |
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Physical ability or capacity to sign power of attorney My mother was recently diagnosed with alzheimer's but she is still pretty sharp. She also has severe arthritis and recently had an operation on her h... |
1 | 2 years 19 weeks ago by HGG59 |
2 years 19 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Can I transfer life estate to another property? My mom has a life estate in a house that she and my dad lived in for years before he died. I also lived with her in the house and I'm the remainder e... |
1 | 2 years 22 weeks ago by CaraR |
2 years 22 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Responsibilities of Conservator or Guardian in Massachusetts? My sister and I have been talking over the idea of asking a court to appoint one of as guardian or conservator for my mother who is having a lot of di... |
1 | 2 years 23 weeks ago by Ball47 |
2 years 23 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Required to sign health care proxy at hospital? I had a strange experience while trying to check my mother into the hospital last week for some semi-emergency care. She is fine now and back at home... |
1 | 2 years 24 weeks ago by BGW |
2 years 24 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Banking records for MassHealth application. Hello. I'm trying to get my mom signed up for MassHealth and now see I need to collect several years of banking statements and information for the ap... |
1 | 2 years 25 weeks ago by WilliamsT |
2 years 25 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Delegation of trustee duties I'm going in to talk to an estate planning attorney next week about setting up a trust. I'm a single man with no living family, other than two cousin... |
1 | 2 years 27 weeks ago by DanH |
2 years 27 weeks ago by Christine J. Benway |
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Post-nuptial agreements valid in MA? I suppose this is a divorce/family law type question, but since I'm over 70 I thought I would put it in the elder law forum. I recently married my lo... |
2 | 2 years 28 weeks ago by James44 |
2 years 28 weeks ago by Kevin Gaughen Sr. |
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What services must assisted living facilities provide in Massachusetts? My mother has been staying in an assisted living facility in Massachusetts for almost six months now. For the first several months she was there she ... |
1 | 2 years 30 weeks ago by Dixon |
2 years 30 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Disqualifying gifts for disabled child in Medicaid planning My father would like to sell his 2nd home and give the money to our son who has a severe disability. He thinks he might put the money in trust for hi... |
2 | 2 years 31 weeks ago by GHorton |
2 years 31 weeks ago by admin |
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Declaration of homestead or umbrella insurance policy My husband and I are elderly and live in Massachusetts and he still runs his small business even though he could retire. I worry that someone could e... |
1 | 2 years 33 weeks ago by GBH |
2 years 33 weeks ago by The Editor |
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How to make sure I exclude person from my will or estate in MA I'm a healthy 68 year-old woman with only three nieces as living relatives. I have a trust set up and my attorney assures me that it only leaves prop... |
2 | 2 years 36 weeks ago by Anonymous |
2 years 34 weeks ago by allan@baronlawm... |
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Protecting joint account from MassHealth My dad and I have a joint account with rights of survivorship. It seems possible that he will have to go into a nursing home within the next few mont... |
1 | 2 years 34 weeks ago by Anonymous |
2 years 34 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Medical Proxy for Elder - Who can request information and/or referral? If my sister is our elderly father's medical proxy would I be able to request a doctor's referral from the Veterans Hospital in order for him to get p... |
1 | 2 years 37 weeks ago by HLM |
2 years 37 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Witness as agent in health care proxy in MA I know in another thread you said the agent in my health care proxy cannot be the witness but can you tell me where, exactly it says that in Massachus... |
1 | 2 years 38 weeks ago by Hartley6 |
2 years 38 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Massachusetts power of attorney with mild dementia or confusion My mother is currently living in a nursing home in Massachusetts. She has periods of confusion but also has times when she's sharp as a tack. My sis... |
2 | 2 years 39 weeks ago by peterK |
2 years 39 weeks ago by Christine J. Benway |
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Can power of attorney sell house with life estate retained? Me and my sister are both supposed to get the house my mother lives in when she passes. Years ago she told me she had an attorney set up a life estat... |
1 | 2 years 41 weeks ago by Annie58 |
2 years 41 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Health care proxy trumps durable power of attorney in MA? My uncle appointed me as his power of attorney several years ago. Then last year he signed a health care proxy where he named my sister as his health... |
1 | 2 years 42 weeks ago by Snowe55 |
2 years 42 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Father needs a guardian? My father lives alone since our mom died three years ago. He's 91 and getting confused and I would say demented. He has some times when he is OK but o... |
2 | 2 years 43 weeks ago by TrishG |
2 years 43 weeks ago by Christine J. Benway |
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Power of attorney v guardian in MA I'm my mother's power of attorney. She executed her power of attorney two years ago before she started to become disoriented and confused. Now my ha... |
1 | 2 years 44 weeks ago by HRThomas |
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