Do you only sign a medical power of attorney while in the hospital.

A person can be "heavily medicated" and still have the requisite mental capacity to execute a healthcare power of attorney. Capacity is not like a...

Does an Irrevocable Trust protect my house if I move into assisted care and use up all other funds in 2 years?

While some irrevocable trusts may work to protect the asset (depending upon the State) under federal law the transfer into the trust must be...

My parents quit claimed their home to me in 1998 medicaid has disallowed this transfer.

Your question doesn't seem to be so much about real estate as it does Medicaid. Therefore I changed the practice area to get you more feedback....

If a person is on medicaid and an additional asset was found. Can this asset be sold without medicaid being notified?

Whenever anyone asks me how to hide assets, I tell them that I learned in the first month of law school that if anyone goes to jail at the end of...

I just got a $50K life insurance policy as the beneficiary so does it cancel my Oregon state medicaid and SSI?

Holding on to the check, sending it back or refusing to cash it could also be considered enough to cause you to lose your benefits. You may however...

It really depends upon the settlement language. If moneys are paid to your mother's personal representative for damages she sustained, it is...

Cutting Medicaid to disabled dad

While one must have a medical necessity to be on Medicaid, there is also a "means" test under which your father can only have limited income and...

My settlement in a trust fund?

It is common to run payment through the attorney's trust account, particularly if there are any outstanding costs or expenses that need to be paid.

So, I take it there is absolutely no way my husband can get a court order to see his ailing mother, not by elder law or family l

Your question is not as simple as you think and it can't be answered satisfactorily without your sitting down face to face and discussing it with...

APS is doing their job trying to determine whether your mother is safe or at risk. They are required to investigate and take action when they...