Mother has no debts. She lives in a home I own, however, she does have insurance on her home contents which she pays monthly. My attorney stated that since I own the home all contents will become mine after she is no longer with us. I will be fair with distributing contents among my two brothers and one sister. We are a very close family and I do not foresee issues among us.
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One thing, all wills start with stating you are of sound mind, can she honestly say that? If not, I would not do this legal document, I think it opens a case of worms should anyone want to contest it.
A trust would not really apply in a situation that has no assets. It would be an expensive waste of money. And she would need to understand what it is and be able to sign.
All POAs end at death, so no one is in charge at that point. Just FYI.
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If she is still with it, see if there are things she would like certain people to have. When we cleaned out Moms house, we all took what we wanted. Me personnally didn't need any of Moms stuff. So I didn't care what the others took. So, if you see no problem in distributing her belongings, I see no use for a will. She has to be of sound mind to do one anyway.
Though, if she is no longer of sound mind -- legally -- it may be a mute point, she may not be able to execute a will.