My mother wants to tranfer her home over to me waht will we need to do, I will care for my disabled brother after her death.

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   Melanie Lee

   Richmond Estate Planning Attorney

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   Answered April 03, 2012 10:00. I agree with the other contributor. You should seek advice from an estate planning/ elder law attorney that can give your mother advice based on her situation taking into account tax issues and long term care needs.

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   Patrick Murphrey

   Newport News State, Local, and Municipal Law Attorney

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   Answered April 09, 2012 08:44. I agree with the previous responders. I cannot give an intelligent response without more information.
   
   I encourage you to make contact an estate planning/elder law attorney to discuss your options/costs, etc.

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   Steven Zelinger

   Blackwood Estate Planning Attorney

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   Answered April 03, 2012 09:46. There is much too little information given here to give you an appropriate answer. To actually transfer the home your mother could simply have a deed prepared and transfer the house from herself to you. This could be very inexpensive but I would advise hiring an attorney to prepare the deed. The problem is that we have no idea about your mother's estate plan or goals or why she wants to do this. Also, if the house is transferred to you, as the recipient of the gift you could have a large tax issue if and when you sell the house when compared to receiving the house via her estate.
   
   The bottom line is that you and your mother (and it sounds like your brother) all need to visit with an estate (elder law, special needs) attorney to assess the full scope of the situation so that a big mistake is not made that has long-lasting effects.

   This is not legal advice nor intended to create an attorney-client relationship.

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