Questions & Answers
Filter By Category:
| Get the Answer | I have a question regarding moving my husband's 87-yr old grandmother to MD from FL since the passing of my father-in-law. We have already purchased a 55+ community condo for her, and will be moving her up in 3 weeks. She does not own a home, and it is my understanding that she only receives a small pension and social security. So, thankfully, there are no assets to fight over that we know of. She... | Guardianship/Conservatorship |
| Get the Answer | I am in the position where I have to decide whether to put my father in a nursing home or not. I have found a facility that seems appropriate, it costs $4,500 per month. My brother has said he would like to keep him out but they don't have the space. Could my father pay my brother the $4,500 per month instead of paying it into a nursing home. What are the legal/tax implications if any, and can we do... | Nursing home issues |
| Get the Answer | I recently put my daughter on my bank accounts. I did this in the event that I took ill and could not pay my bills. I felt it was the easist way for her to handle things if this event occurred, as I am living in another state. Her husband is adamant that I remove her, as he is afraid that it will effect thier credit. Also, if I should have any issues with creditors, they will come after them? Are his... | Guardianship/Conservatorship |
| Get the Answer | Currently, my father is living at home and cared for by myself and my mother. But my mother is panic stricken about the what ifs of nursing home care and the community spouse.
My parents still owe $94,000 on their home. Both are retired teachers. My mother is afraid that if my father ends up in a nursing home she won't be left with enough to keep the house and enough to live on. She also refuses... | Medicaid |
| Get the Answer | My mother is currently on Medicaid. She has Alzheimer's disease. We have been informed that she will be receiving a inheritance from a recently deceased family member. How does this work with Medicaid? I know that she will no longer will be eligible for Medicaid. But what happens with this money? Do they have the right to monitor her money? Tell us how this money can be used? | Medicaid |
| Get the Answer | We added one of my children to the deed on our property via a quitclaim deed. We signed at home with no witnesses or notary.
My husband died in 2006 of cancer. I want to sell the farm and move, but my daughter wants it all.
Do I have any recourse to get my farm back? I will sell it to her, but she says it is already hers. | Estate planning |
| Get the Answer | My father gifted some rental real estate to me in the neighborhood of $350,000. I have come across the rules on a 5-year look-back rule for Medicaid. My father has had some health problems in the past but is doing well for now. If he should need to go into a nursing home before the 5-year look-back period has ended, could I gift him the money to pay his nursing home bills until the 5-year period has... | Medicaid |