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While you can do this in your Will (not your Living Will, which is an advance directive for health care when you are in extremis), it is often better... Read Answer
From your description, it appears that your sister asked you and the children's father to sign a Temporary Power of Attorney for Our Minor... Read Answer
The probate court documents are public. Reading these should tell you what was left and give you the name of the attorney who handled the... Read Answer
Please contact a Georgia family law attorney and CPS.
Contact a local guardianship attorney and seek guardianship to protect your sister from a romance scam and more.
Both parents can grant a family member a Temporary Power of Attorney, revocable at will, which will allow the person to enroll their child in school,... Read Answer
This is normal. It protects your husband and it protects you. Neither need worry about all the money going for the other's needs. ... Read Answer
The legal guardian has authority to consent.
You will need to file a petition for guardianship with the probate court in the county where your grandson lives. Depending on the County, you... Read Answer
You should retain access to your personal items but would do well to identify and remove them beforehand.
Who is "he"? Your grandmother can grant a power of attorney for herself to whomever she wants.
The lawyer representing your brother is more familiar with the situation than any stranger on this listserv and more likely to be able to gie... Read Answer
Unless the court order states otherwise, yes.
You will need a guardianship attorney. You may find one near you using the Find a Lawyer function on the website of the National Academy of... Read Answer
Your uncle should talk to a local guardianship attorney.
Please post this in immigration as well.
Discuss this with a local family lawyer.
In most states (other than LA) the guardianship application is for one guardian or for parents as co-guardian. A successor guardian must apply... Read Answer
Both parents can sign a Temporary Power of Attorney for Our Minor Child, revocable at will, allowing someone else to take their child to the doctors,... Read Answer
You are your son's natural guardian. This is a separate matter from settling his father's estate. Oppose the application for guardian.
Both parents are a child's natural guardian without any court action. Both parents (not one parent alone) can sign a Temporary Power of... Read Answer
Some legal aid offices have volunteer attorneys who will act pro bono for guardianship applicants who meet certain income and asset... Read Answer
Based on your description, your husband lacks legal capacity to grant a power of attorney. Contact a local guardianship attorney.
Temporary guardianship may well extend to this but whether your state Medicaid authority will rely on it is another question. Try.
If she is mentally challenged to the point that she could not enter into a contract to buy a car or lease an apartment, she lacks legal capacity to... Read Answer
Your sister can sign a HIPAA Medical Information Release form or appoint you her agent under a Medical Power of Attorney. If you have evidence... Read Answer