Elder Law Answers
I have questions about personal service contracts. 1.) Does the contracted person HAVE to draw the money? Can the contracted person keep the money where it is, not touch it, and avoid paying taxes on it? 2.) If there is...
Read moreMy mother, who is now in a nursing home, has outstanding debt on her credit cards. Her only source of income is Social Security and a pension. Medicaid requires that this income go to the nursing home. What should she...
Read moreIf my husband is in a nursing home and he depletes all his assets, will I be responsible for his nursing care costs, even if my assets are tied up in an IRA?...
Read moreHow much money can I gift to my children and grandchildren each year without tax penalties to me or to them? ...
Read moreMy father-in-law lives in Indiana and has contracted with a home care agency to provide daily home care. We learned yesterday that he gave $3,000 to one of the women who cares for him so that she could buy herself...
Read moreWe hired a geriatric care manager (GCM) to give us recommendations about caring for our mother. We were very unhappy with the product and service and filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) asking for a refund of...
Read moreMy disabled father is currently in a nursing home but wants to move in with my husband and me. He needs constant care -- he is on a feeding tube, his colostomy must be regularly changed, he needs bathing and he...
Read moreWhen a person enters a nursing home, who signs the legal documents? Themselves, the wife, the children, the stepchildren? Does signing make the person financially responsible for the nursing home costs? ...
Read moreWe entered into a written contract with a retirement community and added a verbal condition. They originally told us the condition was met and I have evidence of them saying so. This turned out not to be the case and...
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Medicaid Rules, etc
