Selling anything at all to a person with dementia - is the taking of advantage of a person who may not at the time be capable of making a judgement of any kind. I would view as SUSPECT - any sort of sale - of any value - if it can be proven that at the time the seller KNEW the person to whom they were selling, was not in full possession of their faculties -
An annuity settlement is a payment to an individual for a settlement, typically from an insurance claim. It's basically any type of settlement for legal suit or other such cases.
One can find an annuity payments calculator at a number of places online. For example, DGI Direct, RBC Insurance, Bankrate, and Legal and General all have annuity payments calculators online.
A person with dementia should not be driving a car! They forget where they are, they forget what the rules of the road are, and they will get into an accident. The family should take away their car keys without even wondering if it's legal or not!
No. First, a person with dementia is legally incapacitated. They can't grant a Power of Attorney to anyone. Second, a Power of Attorney is a legal document that must be signed by the principal in order to be valid.
If a legal guardian and conservator changes the beneficiary of an annuity belonging to an incapacitated person, you should report this action to the probate court that appointed the guardian and conservator. Changes to an annuity beneficiary should be made in the best interest of the incapacitated person, and the court may need to review and approve such changes.
then it turns into a legal matter where the person who didnt have insurance gets sued for losses and medical expenses
Most insurance companies require a person to be 18 years old in order to purchase automobile insurance. The reason for this is that the insurance application along with the policy make up a legal contract between the policyholder and the insurance company. A person who is not yet 18 is not a legal adult and therefore is not legally able to sign such a contract.
If the person was of sound mind when they made out their 'last' Will and Testement then it's legal and binding. Most people do so earlier on before they become very ill.
A structured settlement is a conservative pre-owned annuity or in other words a financial or insurance arrangement. The benefits of a structured settlement transfer can be to reduce legal and other costs.
There's no fundamental reason you can't designate any legal person you want as the beneficiary of your policy. ("Legal person" does not mean that the person is legal, but is meant to include both real people and corporations.)
Yea, insurance policy is a legal contraft providing for payment of a sum of money to the person assured or, failing him, to the person entitled to receive the same, on the happening of certain event. Any breach of contract by either party can be settled in the Court of Law.
No. A minor is a person who is not of legal age to sign a contract and an insurance policy is a legal contract. A minor may or may not have the ability, depending on state laws and regulations to own a vehicle.