Elder Law Answers
I (50 years old) own one-half of a Florida condominium with my parents, who are residents of Illinois. I live in the condo full time and, up until this year, they were living here part time. This property is not...
Read moreCan you tell me what a "Medicaid-qualifying annuity" is?...
Read moreIf I were approved for Medicaid coverage of my nursing home care, I know they would keep my Social Security and my small pension, but what would happen to the $6,500 balance on my credit card? I have no other...
Read moreFather is in a nursing home with Medicaid paying. Mom is still at home. If my father dies and mom is still in the home, will Medicaid place a lien on the home? Should we have a new will drawn up...
Read moreMy mother gave me money in 2009. Now (2013) she is in a nursing home and needs to get Mediciad. Does that money need to go back in her account because of Medicaid's five-year lookback?...
Read moreI own a house with my 79-year-old mother. Both our names are on the loan that we have had for 15 years. She now is in need of a nursing home, but we still have a mortgage together and I...
Read moreMy husband and I are considering setting up a trust for our estate. However, we will probably be moving to another state for his job in the next five years. Are trusts transferable to another state or would we have...
Read moreMy mother went from private pay to Medicaid pay in her nursing home January 1. She now has zero money and all of her Social Security goes to the nursing home. She has a modest, unoccupied home that I maintain...
Read moreI am 75 and my fiance is 82. We would like to get married, but he is afraid that if I would need to be in a nursing home down the road, he might not have enough left to cover...
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