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Choosing a family member to serve as your executor can be cost-effective, but the role is time-consuming and can strain relationships. Having a lawyer as your executor can add expertise and neutrality, but you should understand the full fee structure...

When Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, part of the goal was to lower prescription drug costs for Medicare patients. However, for millions of seniors in long-term care facilities, a little-noticed side effect of that law is starting...

Ted Turner has passed away at the age of 87. With his death comes the question that follows many high-profile estates: who gets the money? For Turner, however, alternately known as a visionary, trailblazer, rabble-rouser, and do-gooder, the answer may be more...

My brother-in-law passed away this week. If he was receiving Social Security disability and was on Medicaid, does his estate have to pay back Medicaid?...

As power of attorney for my mother, can I transfer her money into my account (for her) in order for her to get a much better interest rate? She doesn't have a valid ID, we can’t find a birth certificate,...

My husband and I were married for 17 years. We were separated at the time he was deceased. He lived in Delaware; I lived in New Jersey. Does this stop me from collecting his Social Security for survivor benefit, by...

My mother has dementia and is in an assisted living facility. Her house is part of a trust, with me as the trustee. I can no longer afford to pay for her care, and I am finding it necessary to...

Will spending down money in a retirement account to replace a roof and HVAC system, then selling the house, have an effect on qualifying for Medicaid?...

My 92-year-old mother decided to sell her home. She is on Medicaid. She wants to protect her proceeds in a trust so that her kids inherit it after she passes. Will a trust protect her proceeds from Medicaid trying to...