Mark Mateya, Author at Mateya Law Firm

Agent’s Gone Wild!

Mark Mateya2015-10-07T12:42:10-04:00October 7th, 2015|Abuse, Power of Attorney Abuse|

Aunt Gertrude knows that she may need help one day, and her niece Milly has been asking her to come and visit the assisted living home in her town, Blissful Living. Aunt Gertrude has a few friends who live there – one of them calls the place ‘pure bliss’ while the other calls it “B S Living” in a rather un-kind way.

While Aunt Gertrude is visiting Blissful Living, she is asked if she would sign some papers, simply to ‘get her ready’ in case one day she decides to move there. She signs the papers at her Niece Milly’s suggestion. […]

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My Own Story: Where Should Mom Live?

Mark Mateya2015-06-02T11:01:53-04:00June 2nd, 2015|Taking Care of Your Parents: My Own Story|

Taking care of your parent in assisted living should make life a little easier for both of you. There are several keys to ensuring, as much as possible, that after the transition to assisted living, the day-to-day living is easy. One key is choosing a facility wisely.

When choosing a facility, include your parent as much as possible. Your mother or father (or both) are going to be living there, not you. Let them ask questions; ‘kick the tires’ so to speak.

You also want to consider location. More than one court case has been fought because a parent was moved from […]

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Press Release from Mateya Law Firm

Mark Mateya2015-05-13T14:35:21-04:00May 13th, 2015|Estate Planning and Administration, General|

Mateya Law Firm is pleased to announce that Attorney Mark Mateya has been asked to serve on the Pennsylvania Council of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. The Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section consist of Real Estate and Estate lawyers. They advise the section members and the members of the Pennsylvania Bar Association of developments and court rulings in these 2 areas.

Attorney Mateya’s practice continues to focus on estate administration and probate, estate planning and estate litigation. “I am honored to be asked to be a part of the Real Property, […]

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So Exactly What Does An Executor Do?

Mark Mateya2015-04-27T13:26:59-04:00April 27th, 2015|Estate Planning and Administration|

So you have been asked if you are willing to be the Executor of your Aunt Mildred’s Last Will & Testament. You are asking yourself, what does an executor do? Fair question. There is a statutory answer to that question¹, but I want to give you a general answer so that you can have a better idea of whether or not you want to agree to help Aunt Mildred in this way.

Being named the executor or executrix in a Will means that you are the person who is being trusted to carry out the testator’s wishes.² You will be the […]

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Power of Attorney: Changing the Game

Mark Mateya2015-04-15T14:07:25-04:00April 15th, 2015|Estate, General, Power of Attorney Abuse|

The rules on the Power of Attorney document in Pennsylvania have changed. If your Power of Attorney was drafted before January 1, 2015, then you need to consider having a new Power of Attorney document created for you.

“Isn’t my old power of attorney still good?”
“Yes. Sort of.”
“What does ‘yes, sort of’ mean?”

It means that the document is still valid, but the old document is now read in light of the new law. There are definitions which are missing; there are new definitions which didn’t exist at the time your present POA document was drafted. You could end up with a […]

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Power of Attorney: This Isn’t Fun Anymore

Mark Mateya2015-03-26T12:55:03-04:00March 26th, 2015|Abuse, Power of Attorney Abuse|

When Aunt Gertrude asked her niece Milly to be her Agent on her Power of Attorney document, Milly was only too happy to oblige. She loves her Aunt Gertrude. For the first few years, there was little to do because Aunt Gertrude was able to care for herself and make her own decisions. Both of them were happy.

Fast forward a few years and Aunt Gertrude is now in assisted living. Aunt Gertrude still insists that she can care for her own personal and financial needs. Except that she really can’t, she just doesn’t recognize it. So Milly has to “help” […]

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Agent’s Gone Wild!

My Own Story: Where Should Mom Live?

Press Release from Mateya Law Firm

So Exactly What Does An Executor Do?

Power of Attorney: Changing the Game

Power of Attorney: This Isn’t Fun Anymore

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