Elder Law Answers
I'm 70, still working, and collecting Social Security benefits. Lately, I haven't been able to do my job due to pain from a previous injury that was not work-related. Can I file for Social Security disability benefits?...
Read moreMy sister has been in the hospital with a brain injury. She will now go to a nursing home that offers skilled nursing care. Will Medicare pay for the nursing home for a period of time? How long? She has...
Read moreCan my sister, who has power of attorney, restrict visitors while my father is in hospice? I had been visiting him since earlier this month and have been cut off from visiting due to a disagreement about his care. ...
Read moreI'm on Medicare and Medicaid. Can I sell my car and keep the proceeds?...
Read moreI am POA for my cousin. He never married and has no children. He has no will. My brother and me are the only heirs. My cousin is in memory care, and I have been paying the monthly bills there...
Read moreMy mother lives with my estranged sister. I am allowed to visit my mother outside on days/times granted by my sister. My sister is her POA and executor. My sister negatively influences my mother and has turned her against other...
Read moreI 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...
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