Elder Law Answers
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...
Read moreMy 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...
Read moreMy 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...
Read moreMy 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...
Read moreIs 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...
Read moreWill a survivorship deed to my child protect my home from Medicaid?...
Read moreMy 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? ...
Read moreMy 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...
Read moreDo all the kids have to sign papers when one of your brothers is trying to get guardianship of our mother?...
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