Dear Mr. Premack: My mother is hospitalized with a serious condition, and I am named as the decision maker in her medical power of attorney. Her doctor wants to discharge her to hospice, and says that she has just a few months to live. I am not sure whether to insist that she get moved to a skilled care nursing home (my sister is pushing for life support or anything we can do to prolong mom’s life). Mom’s living will says she does not want “life sustaining treatments”. What a

Dear Mr. Premack: I am a Texas resident, and my sister lives in North Carolina. Our dad passed away March of 2011 and his Will names my sister as Executor. She has some health issues, and so far nothing has been done by her. My questions are: 1- Is there a time limit for probating a Will? 2- What effect does her living out of state have? 3- What is the cost and who pays the cost? 4- Our mom also passed away in October of 2012. Mom had no Will. What do we do with their propert

Dear Mr. Premack: My stepfather died and was buried on authority of his son in a regular cemetery. My mother (his second wife) knows that he wanted to be buried in a veteran’s cemetery, not where his son put him. His son refuses to let my mother move the remains to a veteran’s cemetery. Is there anything she can do? TJH To address your question, we have to inspect laws in the Texas Probate Code, the Texas Health & Safety Code, and documents your father may have made under Tex