Elder Law Answers
Four 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...
Read moreMy mother is in a nursing home and has been on Medicaid for the last year. I am no longer able to pay for the maintenance of her house, and what Medicaid has paid out over the year exceeds the...
Read moreMy husband is 70 years old and our adopted son is 16 years old. Our son is getting Social Security benefits based on my husband's work record. My son wants to get a part-time job while he is in school. I...
Read moreDoes the Medicaid "look-back" period apply only to nursing home costs? If an individual transfers assets and applies for Medicaid for home care and other medical expenses, but the individual does not enter a nursing home in the five-year period,...
Read moreI no longer want to be named as executor for my mother-in-law upon her passing. How can I resign?...
Read moreA widowed, 82-year-old woman is currently in a nursing home on Medicaid and is up for renewal of her Medicaid eligibility. The woman’s house recently sold. We need to spend down the proceeds to Medicaid’s $2,000 asset threshold. She owned...
Read moreMy 92-year-old mother has a trust that divides her assets three ways (me, my brother, and my sister) when she dies. My brother was recently diagnosed with dementia and will have to spend the rest of his life in a...
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