When a parent goes to a long term care facility how does the family protect their assets and pay only minimal taxes on them?

Often the family has to decide whether taxes or preserving the estate from nursing home costs are are more important. You may be able to have one,...

I get SSI and Medicaid. My fiancé gets SSDI (about 1400 per month) I know marriage will affect my check.

I don't practice in KY so I am not familiar with their eligibility rules. I would however like to point out that even if you become disqualified...

My parents are BOTH in memory care assisted living. Is there a way to get mom on Medicaid even tho dad has a pension?

Your parents fact situation is complex enough that it requires special planning. A trust MIGHT work, but it might not so don't go into this with...

Will our income affect medicaid benefits for my mother in law?

You income shouldn't matter, however that portion of your question about her purchasing a house raises issues that may best be addressed by an...

Medicare for Nursing Home Care

Medicaid is the payor of last resort. Therefore the state has an interest in your father keeping his Medicare supplement insurance in place and...

My family farm I am leasing I want to buy. all siblings wont sign for me to can just majority sign? mother is living in nursing

As my colleagues point out, more information regarding whose name is on the title to the farm, whether you mother is competent, and if not who has...

NYS Resident is retired and receiving a NYS pension and needs Medicaid, will the monthly pension check go directly to medicaid?

An answer for your question depends upon fact that have not been disclosed and which should be discussed with an elder law attorney experienced in...

My mother has been diagnosed with dimentia and my brother and sister have refused to give me a copy of the will

As has been stated, no one is entitled to see your mother's Will until she passes away, except for her guardian/conservator and her...

Medicaid is a complex area of the law and it can take years before an attorney has the knowledge, experience, and skill to properly handle the type...

I live with my parents and pay rent. I have a 6 year old and a 7 year old autistic boy. I have applied for medicaid.

Transferring assets to a disabled child or a child under the age of majority is generally acceptable under some Medicaid programs, but you haven't...