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Question: My mother granted me her durable power of attorney six months ago and she now has rapidly advancing dementia but I am not sure how to use it. Response: You need to take the original [...]

Question: My two sons are British citizens living in the United Kingdom. They are beneficiaries of my trust here in the United States. How can they claim or receive the money? There’s no [...]

Question: If I spend my winters in Florida, should I have separate Florida estate planning documents? Response: As with many responses to legal questions, the answer is yes and no, one being the [...]

Question: Woman is single and owns rental property. I understand that the rental property is an exempt asset for Medicaid eligibility purposes but that the income generated by such rental [...]

There can be a lot of confusion around health care directives and their various names, including: Living will Advance directive Health care proxy Health care power of attorney DNR MOLST [...]

Historically, trusts have always had three roles: grantor (also called the settlor), trustee and beneficiary. The grantor creates the trust. The trustee manages it under the terms of the trust [...]

Question: Can a family member trustee be denied some or all of his fee for refusing to administer the trust as put forth in the trust document? As well as neglecting ALL fiduciary duties that he [...]

Question: Are Nominee Trusts (or Realty Trusts) revocable by nature? Since they don’t require a trust tax return at the end of the year, and it is my understanding that they are of [...]