In Louisiana can my mom who is on medicaid, but not in a nursing home who has waivers transfer her 50% of her home to caregiver?

Laws vary from state to state, so I am going to give you an answer based on Georgia law that may or may not be applicable in your state. Please...

I have applied for a job. The company has told me that someone else has the same SS# as mine. What should I be doing now?

While this is outside my legal area of expertise, this has been a big problem, especially around tax time. People have been filing tax returns and...

Can a parole supervisor prevent a child from living with the person who was appointed guardianship?

Your post has me puzzled as well. A parole officer has no authority to interfere with a court order. This issue is not really a guardianship or...

A relative is on SSI. His deceased father made him a benificiary on an annuity. Can he sign his share over to brother w/o loss

I am going to assume for purposes of this response that your relative receives supplemental security income (SSI) and not Social Security...

I am very sorry to hear about your family situation. You are not the first that I have encountered where the family is having to abandon property...

My dad wants to become guardianship of me once I turn eighteen, what is he allowed to control?

First, I am very sorry that you are dealing with such difficult issues at such a young age. I would recommend that you find an attorney who...

Is the Medicaid 5 year look back only for those applying for medicaid who is already or will be living in a nursing home?

I am going to give you the answer from a Georgia perspective with the caveat that you do want to speak with an Elder Law attorney in your area. ...

A 60-yo son may move in with 82-yo mom. He will pay minimal rent. Will this affect her SSI in any way? She won't make a profit.

Yes, but it may not be a problem. The first $20 will be excluded from income. I believe that the rent will be treated as unearned income, and her...

Senior citizen choices when selling a home. What to do if already on Medicaid?? What safe choices are there to keep her money?

I want to reiterate the answers provided by the previous attorneys. Transferring the house to a relative or giving the proceeds of the sale of the...

Guardianship

I want to agree with Attorney Frederick's answer. I also want to add that, depending on the jurisdiction, the parent may have nominated a guardian...