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What Would Medicaid See as a "Fair" Share of Expenses?
My mom lives with me. Can she pay her fair share of living expenses without this being considered a transfer should she apply for Medicaid down the road? ...
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Can My Stepfather Legally Prevent Me From Seeing My Mother?
My mother has dementia and lives at home with my stepfather. He will not let two out of my mother's three children see or visit her. I want to know if I have legal rights to see my mother and,...
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Will Mom Face Medicaid Penalty if She Upgrades Our Home?
Both my elderly parents need extra help. We are going to sell their house and move them onto my property. We will need to build an addition in order to have space for them. Can they pay for these renovations...
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Must a Medicaid Applicant's Earlier Gifts of Savings Bonds Be Returned?
My mother-in-law gave $10,000 in savings bonds to each of her children in 2010. She is now confined to a nursing home and is being told the money given for the savings bonds needs to be returned into her account...
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What Happens to The House I Jointly Own With Mom When She Goes on Medicaid?
In 2000, my mother and I purchased a home and we own it as joint tenants with right of survivorship. She needs to go into a nursing facility soon and I am planning to apply for Medicaid for her. What...
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If I Put My House in Trust, Can I Still Withdraw From My Home Equity Loan?
I have a mortgage and a home equity loan outstanding. If I put the house in an irrevocable trust, can I still withdraw from my home equity loan, or will only the trustee be able to make withdrawals?...
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Can My Parents Avoid a Lien on Their Home If Both Are Receiving Medicaid?
At age 62, my mother was diagnosed cancer and began receiving Medicaid from the state of Virginia, including the services of a home caretaker. She is now 66 and in the final stretch of her cancer battle. My father, who...
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Should I Add My Adult Daughter to the Title of My Home?
I am a single woman and wish to add my daughter's name on the title of my home with right of survivorship. What are the pros and cons?...
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Mom Can't Live on Medicaid's Spousal Allowance. What Can I Do?
My father is in a nursing home in Tennessee and was approved for Medicaid. My mother is in an assisted living facility. Their total income for a month is $4,909. From this income, $2,033 will go to my father's nursing...
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