Gifting vs. Paying - A Tax Advantage?

You have not been very specific about the nature of the caregiver services being provided, but it is quite possible that the IRS might view the...

Is there a fee for attorneys to review wills

When you ask an attorney to review a DIY Will, you are asking them to put their reputation and malpractice insurance on the line without allowing...

Aps sent a code inspector to my mother in laws house do we have to let him in

There has obviously been a complaint reported to APS and they have to investigate. Your failure to cooperate won't stop them (they can get a search...

Will the new law to pay overtime for Caregivers and domestic workers will be retroactive?

I would add that the IRS will presume that a caregiver is an employee unless certain very restrictive conditions are met. As Larry says, an...

Can Medicare come back and claim fair market value on a home sale?

Larry is right in cautioning you to see an elder law attorney first. In some jurisdictions, entering into a "rent-to-own" agreement would be taken...

Is it a violation of federal law for a nursing home to insist that I agree to be responsible for mothers care ,

Most practicing elder law attorneys have a copy of or access to the wonderful treatise on elder law by Thomas Begley, Jr., entitled "Representing...

It would have been a violation of federal law for the nursing home to insist that you agree to be responsible for your mother's care as a condition...

How to get a resistant elderly (70yr) diagnosed over a yr ago with dementia to see a doctor?

If you petition the court for a guardian/conservator to be appointed, the court could require he submit to a mental evaluation. If you ask for an...

My brother gets SS disability, and medicare. I have sold my mother's house and would like to know if he will lose his benefits?

Neither SSDI or Medicare are means tested, meaning that it doesn't matter home much your brother has, just that he is disabled and can't work. SSI...

Mom is mentally incompetent. I'm applying for FL Medicaid. How far back will Medicaid check funds transferred out of her control

Whatever you do, don't make any application for Medicaid until March 2014. The lookback for which you have to report transfers for less than fair...