Elder Law Answers
My husband is in a nursing home and wants to go to assisted-living. He wants me to go with him, but I want to stay in my home. Do I have rights? How do I protect myself?...
Read moreCan a property deed be signed over to someone else, if one of the parties listed on the original deed suffers from vascular dementia? If not, is there a statute of limitations, in order to contest this deed transfer?...
Read moreMy husband passed recently. We were married for 38 years at the time of his death. We live in Georgia. We have two small lots of property in Georgia separate from our home that were in his name only. How can...
Read moreMy husband and I live in New York state and set up a life estate about 1 1/2 years ago. Our children are the beneficiaries of our home. If we wanted to sell the house and use the entire proceeds...
Read moreMy mom has been on Medicaid for years now. She moved to a nursing home about a month ago. She did a quit claim deed on her property and signed it over about nine months prior to her going to the...
Read moreI live in New Mexico; my brother in Pennsylvania. Am I entitled to copies of his will, his family trust, his annuities, his 401K, and his life insurance policies? I believe I am beneficiary on all the life insurance; I...
Read moreCan a hospital discharge my 79-year-old father who has dementia and is in the hosital for pneumonia, if he cannot feed himself or care for himself?...
Read moreMy mother passed away in 2020, and my father owns his primary property in Florida and a seasonal home in New York. If he sells the home in New York, will he have to pay property gains tax? And if...
Read moreMy father is on Medicaid in a nursing home. He has a car which he cannot drive. Can he add me to the title of the car without jeopardizing his Medicaid?...
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