Elder Law Answers
How can my mother-in-law leave her property to her son in the easiest, cheapest, and quickest way, so that no one can contest it or take it for medical or other bills? She lives in Coos Bay, Oregon.
Read moreMy mother is on Medicaid and lives in a long-term care facility in Kansas. Can she give some of the money from the sale of her home to her 70-year-old disabled son? He has a letter of disability from the...
Read moreAbout 14 years ago, my daughter needed a place to live, and our small Nebraska town has very little housing. My husband and I bought a fixer-upper for $37,000 and put it in our names. It’s now worth about $39,000.
Read moreI’m my godmother’s caregiver. I hold her general power of attorney, and I’m her patient advocate and named executor. She’s in hospice now. Do I need a letter of authorization for the funeral home?...
Read moreI’m 79 and live in North Carolina. I put about $50,000 into CDs, and I made my husband a co-owner with my son as the primary beneficiary. My husband is in much poorer health than I am and will likely...
Read moreMy mother lives in a memory care facility, and Illinois Medicaid approved her application with an effective date of July 1, 2025. I applied for her in April 2025. She was given a 3-month, 27-day transfer penalty period. When did...
Read moreMy mother lives in a skilled nursing facility and receives Medi-Cal. Her Social Security goes to the facility, except for $35 a month Medi-Cal lets her keep. What happens if she doesn’t spend that $35 and it builds up in...
Read moreMy mother is moving into assisted living and may later need skilled nursing care and Medicaid. I am her trustee, but I live outside the United States. I would like to gift her car to her brother, so I can...
Read moreMy partner of 13 years owns the home we share in Arizona (co-habitating for 11 years now). She’s now in a memory care facility with dementia, and her adult children hold power of attorney. We weren’t married, never formalized our...
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