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| How Can I See My Mother If My Brother Prevents Me From Visting? |
| My brother has power of attorney for my mother's medical health and now he wants guardianship of her. She cannot take care of herself. My brother blocked me from seeing my mother and getting into her house. He is not letting me know what is going on with her. What should I do? |
| How To Obtain Power of Attorney |
| What do I need to do to gain power of attorney over my aunt? |
| Gifting With Power Of Attorney |
| My mother (age 93) recently went into a rehabilitation facility. I have power of attorney and have managed her finances. Her assets total is approximately 175K. Historically, she has remembered my sister & I, plus her 6 grandchildren at Christmas and birthdays. The Christmas has varied from $100 to $500 and the birthday has varied from $100 to $300.
Can my sister and I gift to ourselves the maximum of $12K without "raising a flag"? May this tradition continue or are the assets frozen? She resides in New York. Thank you.
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| What Assets Pass By Will? |
| What determines assets for a will? Is there a certain line or limit of money ? |
| Denial of Access To Patient In Nursing Home |
| Can my cousin, who is my mother's agent under a power of attorney, deny me the right to call my mother and talk to her by phone and/or visit her in person at the nursing home? |