Can you protect your home and property from Ma. Health? What about people not contributing or having any assets.

Welcome to the wonderful world of enhanced estate recovery! As already stated, yes they can put the lien on...

Regarding filial/parental responsibility laws(Pittas case?) what protects adult children from fiscal depletion by parents debts?

These filial responsibility laws are a nightmare, which is why they've been largely ignored in the past... I'm afraid that nothing will happen to...

Agree... you should seek guardianship, it is not enough to leave these important issues to the "professionals" because their calendar is full of...

Is it possible to get the court to appoint a guardian for elderly relative

The process to appoint a guardian for an allegedly incapacitated person is the same whether the guardian to be appointed is an individual or an...

Will the PACE program in massachusetts take clients pension?

You need to speak with a local elder law attorney... In Michigan, if you are over the income limit by $1 you are over and there is no way to gain...

I am in a Nursing home, and of sound mind. I want to sign my part of our house over to my wife of 50 years. She lives in house.

Transfers between spouses are not divestment for MA purposes, generally speaking, so this should not be a problem from the Medicaid perspective. It...

Can I adopt my niece ?

Any adoption will have to get court approval, but based on your message, I don't see any necessarily disqualifying factors... Consult with a local...

How much could you possibly sell it for? If the property is unsalable or has no value based on its condition, you could transfer it without...

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My mother has dementia and needs to enter a nursing home in Illinois. Her monthly income is $1,600 and she has no other assets.

Seems to me that your mom should qualify immediately. But why does she have no other assets? Were money or property given away in the last 60...

Can a adult be placed in institution and his home he owns given away by court appointed guardian for it being dirty.In Wyoming

Situations like this are why you can never go to court without your own legal representative.