Can my mother change her Will even though she is under hospice care and heavily medicated for pain?
Get Legal Help Today
Compare Quotes From Top Companies and Save
Secured with SHA-256 Encryption
Can my mother change her Will even though she is under hospice care and heavily medicated for pain?
Asked on September 26, 2011 under Estate Planning, Maryland
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
I am so sorry for your Mother and her situation. What you are asking is if she has the wherewith all - not the legal term - to make the changes to her Will at this time in her life. It would be a challenge to her competancy - being "of sound mind" as they say. And she may very well be lucid at times and able to know the "object of her bounty" and effectuate a change in her Will. But that is something for her attorney to figure out as well as you. If you believe that she was not then you need to challenge the Will when it is offered for probate. God luck.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Answer(s) provided above are for general information only. The attorney providing the answer was not serving as the attorney for the person submitting the question or in any attorney-client relationship with such person. Laws may vary from state to state, and sometimes change. Tiny variations in the facts, or a fact not set forth in a question, often can change a legal outcome or an attorney's conclusion. Although AttorneyPages.com has verified the attorney was admitted to practice law in at least one jurisdiction, he or she may not be authorized to practice law in the jurisdiction referred to in the question, nor is he or she necessarily experienced in the area of the law involved. Unlike the information in the Answer(s) above, upon which you should NOT rely, for personal advice you can rely upon we suggest you retain an attorney to represent you.