Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Illinois
estates
is it legal for a senior citizen to sign over estates within 24 hours of leaving a hospital?
Asked on 4/06/07, 9:06 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Zedrick Braden III
Ainsworth & Associates PC
Re: estates
Hello. The legal issue is whether the
senior citizen was forced or coerced
against their will to sign over their
property. The actual terminology is
"undue influence." What constitutes
an illegal act under these circumstances is the degree to which
the elderly person acted independently. In other words if the
elderly person voluntarily signed over their property, that is not illegal. However, if the elderly person was not alert, was ill or was lied to and this was the reason they signed over their property, then that's illegal. I will be happy to discuss this further and in more detail.
Answered on 4/07/07, 2:14 am