Elder Law News

When you put your assets in a MAPT, Medicaid will not count the money in the trust toward its resource limit.

Even if you are satisfied with your current Medicare coverage, it is still a good idea to review the Annual Change of Notice that Medicare Advantage and Medicare [...]

Whether you have taken out these loans for yourself or for your family members’ education, several programs are currently seeking to assist you through debt [...]

My mother lives with my estranged sister. I am allowed to visit my mother outside on days/times granted by my sister. My sister is her POA and executor. My sister negatively influences my [...]

I am POA for my cousin. He never married and has no children. He has no will. My brother and me are the only heirs. My cousin is in memory care, and I have been paying the monthly bills there [...]

Although Alzheimer’s disease accounts for many dementia cases, other types of dementia are distinct from Alzheimer’s [...]

My parents are on Medicaid now. They have a car and are in a nursing home. The vehicle is in my father's name. Can we trade it in for a bigger car, keeping it under his name? They need [...]

I have a durable POA and am my mother’s health care surrogate. My mother’s medical condition has worsened, and I had to move her in with me. I have an abusive brother who is asking to see her, [...]

The Social Security Administration provides survivor benefits to the children and spouses of deceased individuals who qualify.

My wife has been supporting her mother for several years and has spent approximately $70,000 out [...]