Once gifted for Medicaid eligibility (in 5 years), do I have a way to protect the property I gifted from being misappropriated?

My colleagues have given you sound advice. I would add only the following: You have told us that you "are not interested in home exemptions,...

How do you trust lawyer

My colleagues give you sound advice. Hiring a lawyer is a bit like buying a new suit. It's all about the "fit." Your instincts are telling you...

My father was in a rehab center for 21 days and the dr said he as incompetent to handle legal or medical affairs. I have POA now

One of the toughest things in my elder law practice is to get the sons and daughters of an incapacitated parent ready to face this truth: The...

If a transfer is made more than five years prior to the filing of a Medicaid application where a person would be otherwise eligible for Medicaid,...

Do I have legal claim to my deceased parent's property?

When you say that "both of their names are listed on the title", it becomes very important to know just how their names were listed on the title. ...

How do i hide monies without it being traced

I echo the sentiment of my other two colleagues. Can you really, seriously expect that the lawyers who give their time and advice on Avvo to...

You bet. Regardless of whether mom buys you a car to be titled in your name, or gives you cash equivalent to the value of a car, if mom applies...

When your parents deeded the house to your sister, they removed it from their estate, so whatever they said (or didn't say) about the house in...

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My Dad died intestate, but I am appointed administrator of his estate. I want the bank to take my Dad's house.

It's not your job to "start foreclosure", since you do not hold the mortgage on dad's property--the bank does. My advice is to call the bank and...

I have been co-habitating for 11 years but we are not married. He is still married. what happens if he dies without a will?

Although I am an estate planner, I know just enough divorce law to tell you that there is no such thing in Pennsylvania as "legal separation." The...

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