Estate Law Author

Ruby Singh-Patel

Ruby Singh-Patel is an experienced estate law attorney with a focus on estate planning for healthcare professionals and medical directives. She has helped numerous healthcare professionals plan for the future and has a strong understanding of the complexities of healthcare law.

Credentials

J.D., University of Illinois, LL.M. in Health Law

6+ yearsEstate Planning for Healthcare ProfessionalsMedical Directives

Articles by Ruby Singh-Patel

What Is Probate in Ontario and How Does It Work?Who Administers a Trust and What Are Their Duties?If My Daughter Dies, Will My Son-in-Law Inherit My Estate?How to Choose the Executor of a Will How to Set Up a Trust Fund for a Child What Does Successor Beneficiary Mean?Is a Conservatorship a Public Record?What Happened to the Menendez Fortune?How to Get Guardianship of a Parent With Dementia How to Sell Estate Items From a Loved One's Estate Can a Deceased Person's Estate File for Bankruptcy?Do You Have to Show Your Face If You Win the Lottery?Can a Power of Attorney Agent Be Sued?Can Medicare Put a Lien on Your House?Do You Have to Pay Your Parents' Debt?Can the Executor and Sole Beneficiary Be the Same Person?Does a Trust Protect Assets From a Lawsuit?Can a Lawyer Be the Trustee of Your Trust?Is a Trust a Contract? The Defining Legal Distinctions How to Legally Disown a Sibling: A Step-by-Step Process Does Death Terminate a Real Estate Contract?What Happens If I Inherit a Timeshare I Don't Want?Can You Sue a Trustee for Negligence?Does a Trust Override a Will in an Estate Plan?How to Put Your House in a Trust for a Child Can a Trustee Represent a Trust in Court?Is a Joint Bank Account Part of an Estate?Can I Get My Mother's Medical Records After Her Death?What an Executor Cannot Do: Legal Prohibitions What States Still Have Dower Rights?