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I Want to Contest My Parent’s Will. What Is the Process?
While still grieving the death of your mother, you receive a Notice from the Probate and Family Court informing you that your good-for-nothing brother has filed a Petition for Probate seeking to be appointed as Personal Representative of your mother’s Estate. Upon further inquiry, you learn that he has submitted to the Probate Court a Last Will and Testament allegedly executed by your mother just a few weeks prior to her death while you happened to be out of town on a college tour with your… Read more
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Power of Attorney for My Incapacitated Parents – What Are Our Options?
A sensitive and often complicated conversation that individuals have with their aging parents relates to protective measures in the event of the parents’ incapacity. A power of attorney and the variations of such concerning the relinquishment of financial control require a thoughtful discussion. During these conversations, it is important to keep in mind that your parents’ sense of autonomy is valued and respected. A power of attorney is a document intended to protect their loss of decision-making ability in the event of future incapacity. Having… Read more
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