Medicaid is trying to cash in on a lawsuit we had against a hospital for a broken hip mom received due to negligence of staff.

Medicaid very well may be right. Medicaid can recover against medicals damages for ALL Medicaid expenditures that wouldn't have occurred if the...

I have been appointed as my stepfathers health care agent What other necessary steps do i need

You probably need power of attorney, guardianship, or to become your dad's trustee, but what you really need is to consult an elder law attorney....

Tn. estate attorney please.

The absolute best advice anyone on Avvo can give you is to consult a local elder law attorney. It's worth several hundred dollars for a...

I'm looking for a form, maybe off a website, that I can authorize my spouse to have access to some monies in the event I become

You need to give your spouse power of attorney over the accounts. Can be done through either a general durable POA or a durable limited/special...

Is it legal for the POA (daughter) to have a dementia diagnosed parent sign a living estate document for the sale of the house?

It sounds like you are talking about a life estate deed. If an interested party proves that the parent lacked capacity to understand the nature...

I am on SSD & Medicaid about to get auto settlement. If I sign check over to repay for services rendered do I report $ still?

Depends totally on the numbers. You may have an obligation to repay Medicaid and or/Medicare, which could eat up the settlement, but you may not. ...

Can a person on Disability Soc Sec and Medicaid participate in a reverse mortgage on family owned property

The short answer is if the lender will grant a reverse mortgage and the borrowers meet age and other requirements, they can get a reverse mortgage....

The only way to get an answer on which you can rely is to consult a local elder law attorney. Long term care planning is very complex.

How can I protect my savings from a default judgement, when at age 75, I need them to survive?

While SS generally is exempt from levy, other savings are subject to levy. If the judgment is expected to be vacated, it should be ripe for a...

How do I get a guardian to look over my mother in estate without filing for conservatorship?

If there isn't already a conservator and mom lacks capacity, apply to be conservator. If there is a conservator, apply to court for relief. ...

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