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To: sodpoodle
IIRC in order to notarize, witness or sign a legal instrument (i.e.will) one has to be "Of sound mind". It's very clear that ANS was often not of sound mind - so who witnessed or notarized the real estate deals, contracts, wills, burial instructions etc.,

You recall correctly. My mom changed her will at the insistence of my aunt. Mom had Alzheimers and dementia. My aunt was trying to protect my interests (still married to Mr. Wonderful at the time), but the IRS changed some rules between then, and when mom died. Made for a huge clusterf*ck. I didn't challenge the will, nor will I. I'm taken care of. Someone could make something out of mom's mental state should I die, though.

HKS knew darn good and well that ANS could not legally sign anything under the influence of all those drugs she was taking. She probably never realized that that bum purposely created that corporation to skirt the will issue. May he rot in hell...

5,455 posted on 03/19/2007 10:19:35 AM PDT by TheSpottedOwl (Head Caterer for the FIRM)
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To: TheSpottedOwl

>>>HKS knew darn good and well that ANS could not legally sign anything under the influence of all those drugs she was taking. She probably never realized that that bum purposely created that corporation to skirt the will issue. May he rot in hell...>>>

My father has dementia, but we all knew something was wrong before his official diagnosis. Before his MRI on his brain, his best friend, an attorney, talked him into doing his living will and death will. BEFORE the diagnosis. He had no idea, just thought 'yeah, that's a good idea'. His best friend, like an uncle to me, knew that I as an only child would be forced to make alot of heavy decisions for him and made sure I had a living will giving me durable power of attorney. The POA picked up the minute he was diagnosed. TG though, it still makes it hard because he can carry on a conversation with people and make obscene purchases over the phone. They want to make out because he can have a conversation that he is 'in his right mind', but I throw that POA in their face with the doctor diagnosis and say "You will give a refund of $255.00 for a series of DVD's on how make money giving Seminars", my father would not, and could not do anything with it. LOL!


5,462 posted on 03/19/2007 10:37:16 AM PDT by Southerngl (TEAM BIRKHEAD Firm Member: CIO (Chief Information Officer))
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