You would have to be living under a rock to not be aware that two of our state’s metropolitan areas have a serious problem with violent crime. Montgomery and Birmingham have become crime-ridden war zones that resemble third world countries like Mexico, run by drug cartels.
Question: If someone has signed a health care proxy and durable power of attorney while they have capacity, is there any benefit to also petitioning for guardianship or conservatorship later on if that individual is deemed to be incapacitated? In other words, does an invoked health care proxy and power of attorney provide the same legal authority and decision-making power as that of an established guardianship and conservatorship, or are there other benefits to petitioning for conservatorship or guardianship?
Folks, 2026 is shaping up as one of the best political years in memory in Alabama.
Question: Property inherited by a minor normally does not go directly to the minor but is managed by an adult. In my state, the age of majority is 18. My beneficiary lives in Nebraska where the age of majority is 19.
Our Alabama Supreme Court is a stellar group. All nine of our Alabama justices are Republicans. They are conservative Republicans and that is not bad. It is actually proper and appropriate given that we are one of the most conservative Republican states in America. Not only are all of the Supreme Court Jurists Republicans, every statewide elected official and constitutional officeholder in Alabama are GOP stalwarts, as well as both of our U.S. Senators.
Question: My wife and I have a family joint revocable trust, in which my daughter and her husband are the trustees. However, they do not want to do this job. My wife and I paid a lot of money, $36,000 for unlimited help, to our current elder lawyers, to get this trust and all our legal papers drawn up here in Florida. The lawyers who did our trust said that they could be the trustees, but it would cost $30,000 to $35,000 in addition.
Question: If I place my home in an irrevocable trust with my children as beneficiaries what is the tax upon my death?
It’s “Sunshine Week”, a time when we celebrate one of the bedrocks of American democracy: Open government. It’s timed to coincide with the birthday of James Madison, known as the father of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Madison believed deeply in the importance of access to information in a free society, and in the press as an essential tool for self-governance.
Question: How do you find out if someone has a will?
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