Will my mother be denied Long term Medi-cal.

Assuming your mother meets the assets test, in that her non-exempt/countable assets are less than $2000, she should qualify. Unfortunately, all...

If the person who's died's assets are less than $150,000 and do not include real estate then they can be collected by the person(s) with a right to...

A will acts as a set of directions to the court who, through the probate process, appoints someone (usually your nominee) the power to gather your...

Some banks have available Small Estate Collection Affidavit forms for customer use - but that number seems to be shrinking. A CA small estate...

It is very common to prefer sale of appreciated real property after a person's death in order to side step capital gains. When a person dies...

I am on just medical in CA . I will be getting mom's condo & selling it when she passes. Will medical take the money?

Gerard and Sally are right in that the condo is an exempt asset to you so long as you live in it and after your death, it can be sheltered from...

Have a proper trust based plan is greatly superior to a joint tenancy based plan. That being said - what you have asked about can be done but must...

Competency issues are always tricky. In CA the level of competency needed to amend a trust is very low. If someone knows who their family are and...

As her brother (in KY), do I have any rights to make any decisions over her finances?

At the moment, unless you have a document signed by your sister gives you decision making power then you do not have financial decision making...

Step dad passes mom in Alzheimer’s facility cars are only in his name

I first have to ask whether your Step Dad had a will? If so, it will control who gets the car. If he did not, then California's default...