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My father-in-law is currently in the hospital after some major heart issues. We've been told he needs to live in a skilled nursing facility. We were in the process of getting him Medicaid when this all happened, so now we have to wait for the approval before he can move somewhere permanently. Will Medicaid cover these.
If the executor/trustee is contesting a will, how would they go about notifying the beneficiaries?
If I sell a car in North Carolina for salvage (for $800), will it affect Medicaid for long-term care in Texas? (The car is co-owned by my husband, who is in a nursing home in Texas.)
How do I find out whether my brother has power of attorney over my mom?
Where do I even start with being a caregiver for my widowed mother? How can I get paid by the state to take care of her full time?
My mother's nursing home has redirected Social Security payments to them. If a resident of the nursing home leaves to return home, can the nursing home continue to take her Social Security, which is needed to pay mortgage and remain at home? She has been in the nursing home about 10 months.
Can estate recovery be stopped very late in the process (i.e., after the writ of entry has passed)?
How do I resign from medical and financial power of attorney and as executor of a will?
If my mother does not have a living trust/estate plan and becomes incapacitated, how does the conservator manage the savings, properties, and her monthly annuity and Social Security?
How does a person go about implementing the spousal impoverishment to their situation? I see all this information, calculators, etc., but nowhere do I find direct instructions about how to get it going.
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