Elder Law Answers
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...
Read moreI 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?...
Read moreMy 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...
Read moreCan I rent out my condo while Medicaid is paying for my long-term health care? I pay a monthly maintenance fee, but have no mortgage. The nursing home already receives my Social Security, Teamster's pension and VA monthly benefit. Will...
Read moreMy sister-in-law is 61, my mother-in-law is 91. If my sister-in-law leaves her job and becomes the full-time caregiver to her mom, and draws a salary, are there any penalties to the estate?...
Read moreDoes having gone through bankruptcy disqualify someone from serving as an agent under a durable power of attorney? ...
Read moreMy father is very ill and may have to be placed in a residential home or long-term psychiatric facility. Will my mother lose his pension and Social Security checks? Without them she will not be able to afford her home,...
Read moreMy mother-in-law is in a nursing home and is mentally and physically incapacitated. She has run out of funds and needs to apply for Medicaid. We do not have a power of attorney or guardianship. We are supplying the information...
Read moreMy uncle has no children of his own, only three nieces. He is considering gifting each of us $14,000, the maximum amount in 2014 that the IRS allows a taxpayer to gift to another individual without reporting the gift. If my uncle were to...
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