Elder Law Answers
I applied for Medicaid in April for my mother, but the application was not approved until August. The nursing home claimed that it needed to be paid during the delay, so I paid out of my own pocket for those...
Read moreMy husband is the executor of the will of a recently deceased person. The decedent had no money or anything of value, and the deed to the house passed through right of survivorship. What do we need to do other...
Read moreI am the agent under a durable power of attorney (DPOA) executed in 2013. Is the document still valid if I move to another state?...
Read moreMy husband is currently ill with cancer and is disabled. If he qualifies for Medicaid to help pay his medical bills for four months or so and then recovers enough to eventually go back to work (even part time) after...
Read moreMy wife and I have are agents under my 86-year-old mother's durable power of attorney. We are her primary caregivers because she is not able to cook her own meals, clean her own home, do her own laundry, do grocery...
Read moreMy mother wants me to be her agent under a power of attorney, and I went online and found a form I can print up and take to a notary. Is this legal? ...
Read moreMy mother died 13 years ago. My brother has been in charge of her estate. He refuses to put her home up for sale, instead using the estate’s money to pay the upkeep on an empty house for 13 years.
Read moreMy wife and I would like to sell our large single-family home and move into a rental community. Would it make more sense to purchase another less expensive replacement home to "protect" assets rather than just sell our present home...
Read moreMy brother is 46 years old, lives in Iowa, and is on Medicaid due to his disability. He has worked full-time for over 20 years and has an employer-matched 401(k) with $20,000 in it. According to the 401(k) plan term,...
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