Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland

Re: inheriting family home

The first thing you should do is have your mother execute durable powers of attorney--one for health care decisions and the other for financial matters. She must have sufficient mental faculties at this time to be able to understand these documents and knowingly and voluntarily execute them. Once these are in place, you, assuming you are the person she appoints, will be able to make important health care decisions for her, and will be able to protect her assets and sign legal documents on her behalf. If she doesn't have a will or her will is outdated, a new will should be prepared for her that reflects her wishes as to how she wants her other property disposed of. The house is already covered by the deed you referred to. I prepare these kinds of documents all the time, and would be happy to assist you in making sure all legal requirements are satisfied.

Robert Sher