You are right that a gift more than five years old is outside the lookback period for MassHealth. Having said that, I would want to review the deed...

Dear Asker -- if you hold a life estate in the property, you should still be eligible. However, having dealt with the City of Boston on this issue,...

Absolutely! You can call and ask for a "well-being" check. Just be sure to provide details about what's happening.

Dear Asker: The answer to your question depends on who are the persons identified on the deed as being the "grantees" -- the owners -- of the...

Your question is actually quite complex, to the point that it has too many variables for it to be answered in an ethical manner on this website. I...

Get a probate lawyer. Now. You need one. A good probate lawyer can cut through this confusion pretty quickly once she's reviewed the docket sheet...

Asker -- I think you're asking legal questions that go beyond what an attorney can ethically address in this forum. Further, what you are trying to...

The easiest thing to do is to see if the Will has been filed with the Probate Court in connection with a Petition for Probate. You can hunt this...

The one thing I can tell you is that just because you think you have a case doesn't necessarily mean that you actually do have one. Organize your...

I'm so sorry for your loss. If your husband did not have any children outside of your marriage, then the intestacy statute says that you have...