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Nursing home care can cost thousands of dollars each month, so it’s natural to look for ways to keep your hard-earned assets protected. If you own a business, rental property, or other valuable assets, you may wonder if putting them into an LLC can keep them safe from nursing home...
A trustee can be a beneficiary of a trust, and that setup is actually pretty common. The problem starts when the same person is both the sole trustee and the sole beneficiary. At that point, the trust may run into legal problems because there may no longer be a real...
If your loved one is living in a nursing home, a power of attorney can be a huge help. It gives someone they trust the ability to handle certain decisions when they cannot do everything themselves. But what happens when the nursing home disagrees with the person named in the...
When it comes to family homes and valuable real estate, few legal documents cause as much confusion (or anxiety) as a Power of Attorney. It is easy to picture worst-case scenarios where someone gets handed a signed piece of paper and suddenly has the power to sell off property, swap...
When someone agrees to serve as an executor, they take on a serious legal responsibility to protect assets, pay legitimate debts, and distribute what’s left fairly to the beneficiaries. Unfortunately, things don’t always go according to plan. Maybe the executor has completely gone radio silent, funds seem to be mysteriously...
Getting along with a neighbor is great. Dealing with a neighbor who says they are going to put a lien on your house? Not so much. If someone next door has threatened to place a lien, you may be wondering if they can actually do it. The good news is...
A contingent offer can make a home sale feel a little less certain. The buyer has made an offer, the seller accepted it, but the deal still depends on certain conditions being met. So, can the seller simply change their mind and walk away? Once both sides sign a binding...
When someone dies, people often assume there must be an estate to deal with. But sometimes, after looking through the person’s finances and property, the family discovers there really isn’t anything that needs to go through probate. The tricky part is proving it. Simply saying “they didn’t own anything” may...
Discovering that your contractor has botched a project or vanished with your hard-earned deposit is every property owner’s nightmare. The natural first reaction is to call the police, only to often be told, “This is a civil matter.” But is it always? While standard delays and subpar work belong in...
When two people are named as co-executors of an estate, figuring out how much they can get paid can raise a lot of questions. Does the estate pay one fee and split it between them? Do they each get paid separately? And how much can that amount actually be? Florida...