Elder Law Answers
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?...
Read moreMy 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...
Read moreWill 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?...
Read moreMy 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...
Read moreIf my sister becomes a caregiver for my mother and uses the caregiver exemption law with a transfer of the house to her, once my mother has passed, how will the house be legally divided between me and my sister?...
Read moreWhat happens to a certificate of deposit with three names on it, when one applies for Medicaid?...
Read moreMy father currently receives institutional Medicaid in New York City, where Medicaid spousal impoverishment rules allow a community spouse living at home a Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MMNA), which my mother is currently receiving. We would like to apply for...
Read moreMy mom is going onto Medicaid and has a line of credit (not a HELOC) with a balance owed. What happens to that debt once she is in long term-care, with very little SSI, and cannot pay the debt? Is...
Read moreWe want to gift to one of my Dad's caregivers. Her husband has early onset dementia and is on Medicaid. What is the most we can give her without impacting Medicaid?...
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