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Should I Reassign Ownership of My Life Insurance Policy to My Trust and Change the Beneficiaries to the Trust?

If I create a living trust, should I reassign the ownership of my life insurance policies to the living trust? I think I need to at least change the beneficiaries of the life insurance policies to the living trust, right? ...

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Estate Planning

Is There Anything We Can Do if a Hospital Wants to Discharge My Father to a Nursing Home Instead of to an Inpatient Rehab Facility?

My father had a stroke last week, and the hospital he is in wants to discharge him to the local nursing home, which has a bed for rehab. Our family wants him to go to an inpatient rehab facility for...

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Medicare

What Can We Do If the Spouse of a Medicaid Applicant Won’t Provide Financial Information?

My father-in-law is in a nursing home that costs $7,000 a month. We have spent through all of our savings and retirement funds to pay for the nursing home. I now want to apply for Medicaid for him. He receives...

If My Mother-in-Law Lives with Me, Does Medicaid Count My Income and Assets When Determining Her Eligibility?

My mother-in-law has lived with my husband and me for seven years. She is disabled. She is responsible for her expenses, but she pays nothing to live with us. She wants to apply for Medicaid. The Medicaid form asks for...

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Medicaid Rules

What Happens When a House That Is Split Three Ways Is Rented, Sold, or Passed at Death?

My mother is 90 years old and owns a house with no mortgage. Seven years ago she had trouble keeping up with taxes, so she added her daughter and her daughter’s husband to the deed. They paid the taxes with...

What Will Happen When We Sell My Mother’s Home While She Is on Medicaid?

My mom is in a nursing home and receiving Medicaid. She owns a home jointly with her children. Can we sell or rent the home while she is in the nursing home? What happens with the money?...

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Medicaid Rules

Will Medicaid Take the Proceeds From the Sale of My Deceased Mother's House?

What will Medicaid do now that my mother has died? She left her house -- a very small cottage in need of repair. My mom was in a nursing home and the house has been vacant for two years. Her...

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Medicaid Rules

Can My Siblings Help Me Pay for Expenses While I Am on Medicaid?

Can my siblings help me pay for expenses like clothing, reading material, food, etc., while I receive Medicaid? Will any of us be penalized? Could they just put the money into my checking account as long as the total in...

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Medicaid Rules

If We Own the Condo My Mother Lived In, Will It Affect Her Medicaid to Use Her Money to Fix It Up?

Our mother has some money that we would like to use to fix up her condo with new carpeting and appliances. My siblings and I actually own the condo. Our mom is currently in a rehab facility after she broke...

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Medicaid Rules

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Should I Reassign Ownership of My Life Insurance Policy to My Trust and Change the Beneficiaries to the Trust?

Is There Anything We Can Do if a Hospital Wants to Discharge My Father to a Nursing Home Instead of to an Inpatient Rehab Facility?

What Can We Do If the Spouse of a Medicaid Applicant Won’t Provide Financial Information?

If My Mother-in-Law Lives with Me, Does Medicaid Count My Income and Assets When Determining Her Eligibility?

What Happens When a House That Is Split Three Ways Is Rented, Sold, or Passed at Death?

What Will Happen When We Sell My Mother’s Home While She Is on Medicaid?

Will Medicaid Take the Proceeds From the Sale of My Deceased Mother's House?

Can My Siblings Help Me Pay for Expenses While I Am on Medicaid?

If We Own the Condo My Mother Lived In, Will It Affect Her Medicaid to Use Her Money to Fix It Up?

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