Gregory L. Piede's Answers (16)

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Can medicaid take 401K from patient who only has SS per mo. Owns nothing else/is single

Gregory's answer | Answered on December 01, 2010

As a general rule, a 401(k) plan is not considered an exempt asset, i.e. Medicaid can "take" it, or require that it be liquidated and used to pay...

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IF HAVE BEEN PAYING TAX SINCE 10 YEARS IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET GEEN CARD

Gregory's answer | Answered on November 30, 2010

Yes, but it would be a normal green card application process. You will likely not receive special treatment because you have been paying your...

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My Mom and Stepfather are both 80 years old. My Mom worries if one of them have to go in a nursing home that they will lose..

Gregory's answer | Answered on November 30, 2010

If just one of your parents enters a nursing home and the other continues to reside in the house, the house will almost certainly be protected from...

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Can a special needs trust be set up for someone who is over 75 and in a longterm care facility paid for by medicaid?

Gregory's answer | Answered on November 27, 2010

I agree with everything Susan said. Pooled trusts are allowed in New York. Good luck!

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Before i have to put my mother in to a elderly care facility can she make a one time gift of monies to one of her children

Gregory's answer | Answered on November 27, 2010

Yes, Noreen is correct that you should not make a one-time gift of money to your children if your mother is planning on applying for Medicaid...

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My father and his partner of 23 years bought a house together in 1999 he just passed away. Their joint tenants with right of sur

Gregory's answer | Answered on November 27, 2010

Because your father owned the house as a joint tenant and he passed away, your father's interest in the house disappeared and your father's partner...

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