My wife has been supporting her mother for several years and has spent approximately $70,000 out of her pocket for her mother’s care. In lieu of repayment of that debt, her mother deeded her condo, worth approximately $70,000, for the repayment of that debt. Her mother went into assisted living and then to skilled nurs...
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My mother and her two sisters equally own their family farm. One sister is looking at going into a nursing home. How could this affect their ability to sell the farm?
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My mother lives with my estranged sister. I am allowed to visit my mother outside on days/times granted by my sister. My sister is her POA and executor. My sister negatively influences my mother and has turned her against other family members, and I have seen her yell at my mother and swear in front of her. Is there an...
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My mother has limited life use of her home. The home was put in her children’s names six years ago. She will be going into a nursing home next month. She is on Medicaid. When the children sell the house, do they have to pay Medicaid back for the cost of her care?
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Will a survivorship deed to my child protect my home from Medicaid?
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I am POA for my cousin. He never married and has no children. He has no will. My brother and me are the only heirs. My cousin is in memory care, and I have been paying the monthly bills there out of his account because he had too much money to qualify for any assistance. I am in the process of cleaning out and selling...
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Is it legal to get a will changed if the person has Alzheimer's and dementia, and doesn't have the capacity to do so? In the prior will, all the grandchildren and her two children were mentioned in the will; the new will just goes to her one granddaughter, who had her change it.
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I have a durable POA and am my mother’s health care surrogate. My mother’s medical condition has worsened, and I had to move her in with me. I have an abusive brother who is asking to see her, but I don’t think this is in anyone’s best interest, since my mother doesn’t recognize anyone anymore. Am I legally obligated t...
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My parents are on Medicaid now. They have a car and are in a nursing home. The vehicle is in my father's name. Can we trade it in for a bigger car, keeping it under his name? They need something bigger for transporting.
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My brother-in-law has POA over my mother-in-law. He has removed me, my husband, and my sister-in-law from her hospital contact list. We’re unable to find out anything about her care. What, if anything, can be done to have our info added to her list?
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