Elder Law Answers
My mother-in-law is on the deed to my wife's and my home. If she moves into a nursing home, will Medicaid try to claim an interest in my home? How can I prevent them from doing this? Must I transfer...
Read moreMy elderly parents would like to sell their home and use some of that money to build a small house on our property to live in. If, down the road, one of them needs to be in a nursing home...
Read moreAs the agent under a power of attorney for an elderly parent with progressive dementia, is it allowable to move any or all the parent's assets to a fund in my name or my siblings' names with the intent of...
Read moreI am applying for Medicaid for mom, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Medicaid officials are doing a five-year look back at her finances and they want an explanation and verification for a $2,200 withdrawal three years ago, way before...
Read moreMy wife and I jointly own my inherited mineral rights and currently receive less than $2,000 a month in royalty income from these properties. If one of us needs to file for Medicaid, how would this asset be treated? How...
Read moreMy mom is being told that she needs 24-hour in-home care. She has never applied for Medicaid but she does not have the money to pay for long-term home care. What are her options? ...
Read moreMy sister lives with my mom, who has reached the stage where she needs to be in a full-time care facility. My mom owns the house. Will the house have to be sold to cover the costs of her care? ...
Read moreMy mother was involved in a car crash caused by an uninsured driver and has been awarded a reasonable sum by her own car insurance. Currently she is on Medicaid and needs daily care due to the accident. But if...
Read moreMy father was killed in 1965. My mother remarried in 1984. Is she entitled to my father's Social Security benefits? She is 83 years old. ...
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