Do I need to separate my parents financial assets into individual versus joint accounts?

Provided we are talking about parents in NJ and a NJ facility (and thus a NJ Medicaid application) you should not separate the funds. Dad is...

NJ medicaid; need assisted living; list given by state; facilities say non-participating.

These facilities are under no obligation to admit any given individual who wants to stay there. They look first to ones with private-pay money....

How do you protect your home & other assets before entering a nursing home.

The good news is this might well be possible. The bad news is that the regs are complicated and if you don't do it right, you could waste the...

How do we research an elder care attorney?

Going on the NAELA website and seeing if they're a member is a pretty good indication of whether the attorney is serious about elder law. You can...

Can an elderly mother give a monetary gift to her daughters prior to needing care in the future which may exhaust her savings?

Sure, she COULD. But the fact that you're asking this question means you are thinking there might be consequences to the gift. And you would be...

WHAT CAN I DO FOR MY MOTHER SO THAT THE NURSING HOME DOEST GET ALL HER ASSERTS

Tough to tell from here what can be done for your mother, but an attorney can certainly help. Get yourself to see one right away. They should be...

My mother is in a NJ nursing home I am on SSI. I can handle my own money. Can she gift me her estate now without penalty?

If you're on SSI because of low income, and you're not disabled, Mom probably can't make that transfer to you without some Medicaid ramifications....

Please don't try to do this kind of planning without consulting with an elder law attorney. Too many things could go wrong. Medicaid...

This almost sounds like tax evasion. Don't do that. If you don't want to take your commission, then don't - you'll get almost as much money and you...

85 yr old friend asked for help w/ checking account. Eventually was able to contact out of state family. Threat made by in-law.

I don't really know what you need help with. Does your friend want to sign a POA naming you as an agent? Do you want to know if you have any...