Fraud involves a situation where there has been a material misstatement of facts that the individual preparing a document such as a will, a trust or opening a joint bank account believed to be true. In this situation even the acts of competent individuals can be tricked into transferring assets or changing the individuals named on bank accounts or … [Read more...]
Medicare Scams
On February 17, 2011, more than one hundred doctors, nurses, physical therapists and other medical providers were arrested as part of a huge, nationwide investigation dealing with medicare fraud. Approximately seven hundred law enforcement personnel were involved in the arrests of individuals accused with illegally defrauding medicare of more than … [Read more...]
Will Contests: Who, When and How?
Contesting a will involves a formal challenge to the validity of the will. The challenge to the will can be based on the failure of the execution ceremony to meet the appropriate statutory requirements. Another avenue for challenging a will involves allegations of the testator – the party making the will – not having the mental capacity to … [Read more...]
