Elder Law Answers
Do the family of the deceased have the right to be present at a will reading? And are they allowed to receive a copy of the new will that leaves everything to one person in the family instead of divided...
Read moreWith a special needs trust that requires Medicaid to be paid back following the beneficiary’s death, what is the statute of limitations for that repayment? If Medicaid has not asked to be paid back, when can the proceeds be distributed?...
Read moreMy dad has been in a nursing home for about four years. My brother made payments on my father's house for eight years, and I started making them three years ago. I wanted to pay his house loan off and...
Read moreMy mother gave me money while she was alive and put it in my name in a bank account. She passed away several years later. Can the executor of my mother's estate request that the money that was gifted to...
Read moreI'm 53, disabled, and own a home. My sister, who is my heir, is worried that if I need to go into a nursing home, the state will take the house from her. I still owe her money, which she...
Read moreMy 78-year-old mother wanted to gift her house to me, but I turned her down for Medicaid and tax reasons. She is maxed out on a reverse mortgage, but there is untapped equity of around $50,000. She doesn't want the...
Read moreFour years ago, my mother and father each gave cash gifts to their children. Two years ago, my mother passed away, never entering a long-term care facility or applying for Medicaid. My father may need to apply for Medicaid in...
Read moreOnce you put your money in a trust, can you withdraw from it to gift to someone without incurring a Medicaid transfer penalty or without Medicaid’s five-year lookback period starting over on the rest of the money in the trust?...
Read moreHow can I find out if Medicaid has a lien on my mother's house in Pennsylvania? She signed some papers that the state can take half of the value of her house. My father was only in the nursing home...
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