Elder Law News

I'm 75 and live in California. How do I stop getting jury duty summonses?

My wife and I are on disability and own our home. If we sell it and pay rent to our children, who are buying a new house, will that affect our Medicaid?

If a surviving spouse receives a VA survivors pension that includes an Aid and Attendance portion, does Indiana Medicaid exempt the whole pension, or only the Aid and Attendance part?

The rise of multigenerational living in the United States brings with it new questions about planning for the future.

We live in South Carolina. My companion is 77 and needs skilled nursing care because he is bedridden and has Alzheimer’s. He has no family to help financially. He owns nothing but a $15,000 [...]

The U.S. has no centralized system for long-term care. Looking at how other wealthy nations pay for their citizens' care needs can help us understand how to prepare for the future.

As more grandparents step into the role of caregiver every year, it's important to know how taking care of a grandchild can affect estate planning.

If someone acting as another person's agent under a power of attorney gets sued personally (for divorce, a car accident, debt, etc.) can the person suing them get access to the assets the [...]

My mother (76-years old and receiving Medicaid) filed a quitclaim deed to remove her name from the deed of her home, leaving myself (disabled adult, receiving SSDI) as the sole name on the [...]

My mother has a reverse mortgage on her home. How is this taken into account when applying for Medicaid for her long-term care needs?