How do I protect seed business money from being reported if I am disabled and on assistance?

I frequently have to tell prospective clients (or their families) that when it comes to public benefits, people can go to jail for not reporting...

Can some one charge the siblings for the care of the parents after they have passed away.

You can file a claim against the estate in probate, but unless you have something in writing indicating that they intended to compensate you for...

I heard it isn't legal in Calif for senior to leave his estate to a part time home health caretaker. Is it in Washington State?

Obviously this is important to you, and it should be important enough to schedule an appointment to meet an attorney in person to discuss thevery...

Since an inheritance has no bearing on disability, what about medicare?

As my colleagues have said, if you are on SSDI and Medicare the inheritance will not impact your benefits. If you are on SSI or Medicaid, it may,...

When step-dad's trust money runs out, will mom be responsible to pay nursing home debt?

It would have been helpful had someone consulted with an elder law attorney earlier, before step dad's money started running out. It would...

My dad is in a nursing home and is worried about some investments that he made years ago and what will happen to them.

Medicaid is a means tested program meaning to qualify a person can have only limited resources. The fact that he has assets to worry about may be...

My fathers estate was settled 21 years ago. Recently we have found out the comptrollers office has unclaimed funds in his name.

With any luck the original order from the court distributing the estate and terminating the probate included language covering the distribution of...

My dad owns a double wide mobile home free and clear. Can he legally give me the mobile home and do I need to pay taxes on it?

Under federal Medicaid law assets can be transferred to a disabled child without generating a penalty. Unless you are also disabled this wouldn't...

I don't practice in Nevada, but generally statutes don't restrict a couple using a Joint Will document. With the advent of the computer, however,...

My mother deeded her house to my sister and I many years ago. My sister died six months ago naming her husband as beneficiary.

I don't see how some probate process can be avoided. Your sister's share doesn't automatically pass to her husband, so your brother-in-law doesn't...