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Is a Veterans Affairs Survivor Pension Medicaid-Exempt?
If a surviving spouse receives a VA survivors pension that includes an Aid and Attendance portion, does Indiana Medicaid exempt the whole pension, or only the Aid and Attendance part?...
Read moreWill Renting From Our Kids After a Home Sale Hurt Medicaid?
My wife and I are on disability and own our home. If we sell it and pay rent to our children, who are buying a new house, will that affect our Medicaid?...
Read moreCan a Life Insurance Policy Affect Nursing Home Coverage?
We live in South Carolina. My companion is 77 and needs skilled nursing care because he is bedridden and has Alzheimer’s. He has no family to help financially. He owns nothing but a $15,000 revocable whole life insurance policy, and...
Read moreFamily Support Goes Both Ways: Planning Across Generations
The rise of multigenerational living in the United States brings with it new questions about planning for the future.
Read moreLong-Term Care Costs: The U.S. Versus the Rest of the World
The U.S. has no centralized system for long-term care. Looking at how other wealthy nations pay for their citizens' care needs can help us understand how to prepare for the future.
Read moreHow Raising a Grandchild Changes the Estate Plan
As more grandparents step into the role of caregiver every year, it's important to know how taking care of a grandchild can affect estate planning.
Read moreCan Medicaid Recover a Home Deeded to a Disabled Child?
My mother (76-years old and receiving Medicaid) filed a quitclaim deed to remove her name from the deed of her home, leaving myself (disabled adult, receiving SSDI) as the sole name on the deed. When my mother passes, can Medicaid...
Read moreIs a Principal's Property at Risk if Their Agent Is Sued?
If someone acting as another person's agent under a power of attorney gets sued personally (for divorce, a car accident, debt, etc.) can the person suing them get access to the assets the agent manages on the principal's behalf?...
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