Oregon Elder Law

My elderly mother health was failing her and she e...

2011-12-13T15:25:28.200-08:00

My elderly mother health was failing her and she ended up do a reverse mortage on her home. Mom had alzthmier (excuse the spelling) My sister who was staying with mom ended up taking all moms money and cashing in cd's and using moms railroad retirement, and other pensions. this is a mess.

We have a mentally ill mother who is refusing trea...

2011-12-03T20:33:04.382-08:00

We have a mentally ill mother who is refusing treatment from medical professionals. She has exceeded the care capabilities of her assisted living facility and the state has advised that she be evicted since she is bursting into the apartments of other residents and causing a great amount of trouble. They have suggested we acquire guardianship. We are not educated in this, but know that it is the only way to get her to the care that she needs. Does guardianship make us liable for her expenses? Where do we start?

That was very informative. Thanks for sharing. In ...

2011-11-06T22:47:49.669-08:00

That was very informative. Thanks for sharing. In my opinion anything concerning the financial matters of parents and seeking guardianship for parents is a delicate matter, so it is a good thing that there are clear cut guidelines on this.

I'm searching for website specific to Oregon. ...

2011-10-31T09:39:25.880-07:00

I'm searching for website specific to Oregon. My mother lived in Oregon and passed awary in February. She owned nothing, her home is being repossed by the bank (takes forever). She has a will which leaves everything to me and my brother. My brother died 6 months before my mother. I'm the sole living relative. My issue is my mother had a IRA worth about $10,000. The beneficary was my brother. The bank says I need to have a small estate affidavit. But I live in MO. I have the form but it has to be notarized in Oregon. janagott@swbell.net

What about IRS debt? I have Power of attorney for ...

2011-10-23T01:17:17.774-07:00

What about IRS debt? I have Power of attorney for my father's finances. He still has them prepared by a tax service. Must I go in with him to inform the preparer that I have power of attorney on his behalf to prevent myself from being liable for his tax debt?

Great article!

2011-10-22T05:23:35.568-07:00

Great article!

It is unfortunate I find that so-called guardiansh...

2011-09-28T21:44:11.962-07:00

It is unfortunate I find that so-called guardianship leaves every aspect of contact with former family and friends to the judgement of the guardian. If there are any personal issues between the guardian and another close family friend or family member, the guardian can, at will, disallow contact of the elderly person with anyone they cared for and loved in the past, based on the guardian's personal agenda. I find the laws do not take these matters into consideration. Human rights are out the window. Very sad.

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2011-08-12T15:03:26.048-07:00

Wow. I really interested to your post. It is really impressive. You gave me a lot of information about it.
Thanks
Steven Hooper
“Jolene Maloney”

My sister, deborah davis, stole our mother(Lois Da...

2011-08-02T13:43:28.110-07:00

My sister, deborah davis, stole our mother(Lois Davis`) money and Lois was removed from Crestview Nursing home( Multnomah) and sent to live in non licensed strangers private home ? Why has her lawyer, Julie Lohuis, not collected on the Bond and put my Mother back in a proper facility ?

Thanks for posting this. It answered a lot of ques...

2011-07-14T12:58:43.771-07:00

Thanks for posting this. It answered a lot of questions on Medicare for my friend.

"Doing it yourself is cheaper. At least at th...

2011-03-09T06:39:01.867-08:00

"Doing it yourself is cheaper. At least at the beginning. Repairing the damage from bad estate planning documents is one of the most lucrative parts of my practice. Having a lawyer do it is more expensive, but safer" This is true on many levels. Meeting with an experienced attorney is the best way to have an effective plan. Thanks for posting this.

Orrin, what say you about the information containe...

2011-02-18T10:04:47.132-08:00

Orrin, what say you about the information contained here? http://nancylynnesucks.blogspot.com/

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Brenda Haines
Co-Beneficiary

Looks interesting, i'll head over to amazon to...

2011-02-09T08:07:36.861-08:00

Looks interesting, i'll head over to amazon to read some reviews on the elder law book.

Interesting post. I have bookmarked some of these ...

2011-02-09T08:03:43.650-08:00

Interesting post. I have bookmarked some of these posts to read later on. Thanks!

Its very important to select the right elder law a...

2011-02-09T08:02:30.720-08:00

Its very important to select the right elder law attorney when dealing with these matters. I recommend searching local directories online and looking at reviews.

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2011-02-07T20:54:44.302-08:00

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Correction: Mother invited me to come stay with h...

2011-02-04T09:18:24.586-08:00

Correction: Mother invited me to come stay with her. she didn't want to be alone and with diabetes she was scare of dieing alone. So my home sat abandon from occupants, but I still had to pay my bills. None of her money was used to assist me. She was not able to assist me and they know it. They are using the fact that I am not able to afford an attorney and they are pooling togeather to satisfied their own guilt. All because I question what happen to the 100,000 life insurance and conflict of interest of them selling mothers home 20,00o below FMV to the executors own son without it hitting open market and the executor who served an conservator open mothers home "RENT FREE" to the same son who the property is being sold to for "GREAT DISCOUNT". darla0428@hotmail.com This case is in tennessee

Mother and I took care of each other, eventhough o...

2011-02-04T09:07:27.766-08:00

Mother and I took care of each other, eventhough our relationship been estranged. No other child of her bother to help her. Not without paying them. WIth mothers invitation, I own my own home. When I lost my job and was seeking I had extra time to spend with her while looking for suitable employement. Mother convinced me that creditors can access my existing bank account and take my mother. SO she open an account in her name but funded with *MY* social security check and child support plus unemployement money, got a job my check went into that account, my tax refund with into that account. In that account my mortgage was paid, my home ele. etc.

Now since she dead and was nearly broke on death. She died in 2010. Now they are saying my home is part of the estate!!

Mothers only income during that time period as I stated above was her social security check and pension of $700. plus it went into an separate account at another bank.

If any of that money deposits that was coming into that account she open in her name for me then suddenly stop because it was MY MONEY. Now my all my siblings are trying to take my home!! *My home deed, nor a lien is not in her name!!
***all written documentation she kept for me in her filing cabinet** Sister and brother gained access to documents while I was at the hospital sitting at her side. I was the one that pleaded for them to come and help me when I discovered something was not right!! She was not deemed incapable til her stroke in early 2007.

What happens if the elderly person is married and ...

2010-12-12T11:13:49.576-08:00

What happens if the elderly person is married and put his child (from a previous marriage) to authorize writing checks? Can the spouse close the account without sharing with the child?

You can easily navigate to the sections you are tr...

2010-12-09T00:59:37.003-08:00

You can easily navigate to the sections you are trying to find at dmvlist.com for Oregon state

Thanks for your great article discussing your post...

2010-11-10T06:27:50.991-08:00

Thanks for your great article discussing your postive experiences with Elder Mediation. Our courts have mandatory mediation of probate disputes in several counties in South Carolina, as well. Like you, I find that attorneys are often a bit skeptical but then become "sold" as they see the results of mediation. I do believe, however, that the skill of the mediator is crucial, particularly when dealing with complex issues and deep sibling dynamics. As your article points out, mediation keeps matters within the control of the family rather than having an imperfect solution imposed by an outsider. I only wish families would consider mediation first, before they've gotten so angry and antagonistic that lines are drawn in the sand and money has been poured into litigation! I use the illustration with my clients that the paradigm of court is like a battle: two parties hire gladiators to engage in litigation and then an outsider decides who "wins" and who "loses". One problem is that the outsider also has only a limited set of remedies that can be ordered. Another problem is that once we start building walls and offenses instead of bridges, it makes peaceful resolution so much harder. Mediation is an entirely different paradigm. Rather than doing battle against each other, people in mediation explore ways to meet common interests and concerns, recognizing that the problem is not necessarily the "other side," per se, but how to balance our competing interests and meet as many of our most important needs as we can. So, they do "battle" against the problem that's causing conflict, not against each other. For instance, perhaps child A's pressing concern is for safety but child B lives out of state and is unaware of how much Mom has slipped recently. Communication, and uncovering common interests, can go a long way to resolve conflict. But even in cases where parties are feeling very angry and combative, a mediated result is usually going to be more practical -- and a LOT less expensive -- than a litigated outcome. Great post! :-)

The real epidemic in elder abuse is insurance comp...

2010-10-25T07:54:22.176-07:00

The real epidemic in elder abuse is insurance companies using unscrupulous, third party sales agents to sell unsuitable annuities to elderly people who don’t understand them. This makes financial elder abuse not only legal but endorsed by lawmakers and the powers that be. As more and more baby boomers reach retirement, problem how rampant will this problem need to get before anything is done?

I suspect that as mediation begins to play a great...

2010-08-11T01:06:10.441-07:00

I suspect that as mediation begins to play a greater role in probate litigation, those elder law mediators will see a lot more work. How this will work out for litigants remains to be seen.

wHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PERSON DIE3S WITH NO WILL, he ...

2010-07-11T02:46:35.169-07:00

wHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PERSON DIE3S WITH NO WILL, he leaves a spouse, not the mother of his 3 children, He has made the children beniferciary of all his stocks, long before he reemarried, Does being benifishery trump being the spouee, who hgets the stocks?

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