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 Must I Pay My Income to the Nursing Home if My Husband is on Medicaid?
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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning
Posted October 15, 2021

Must I Pay My Income to the Nursing Home if My Husband is on Medicaid?

Question: I have a pension of $3,000 a month from STRS- California. It is our main income. My husband will probably need long-term care in a year or so. We have no LTC insurance. If he applies [...]

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 Can Wife Transfer Interest in Florida Property to Husband and Get Medicaid Coverage in Massachusetts?
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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning
Posted December 7, 2020

Can Wife Transfer Interest in Florida Property to Husband and Get Medicaid Coverage in Massachusetts?

Question: My wife will need to move to a nursing home memory care facility within 6 months. We own our home in Massachusetts and I understand as the community spouse I can stay in the home. (It [...]

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 Can I Divorce My Husband So He Can Get Medicaid Coverage of His Nursing Home Care?
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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning
Posted November 13, 2020

Can I Divorce My Husband So He Can Get Medicaid Coverage of His Nursing Home Care?

Question: I would like to try and provide proper care for my spouse. My question is: Is there anything in Medicaid criteria that would prevent me from divorcing my spouse so that he can qualify [...]

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 Will Medicaid Have a Claim on Deceased Spouse’s Assets Passing to Child?
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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning
Posted June 29, 2020

Will Medicaid Have a Claim on Deceased Spouse’s Assets Passing to Child?

Question: My mom died without receiving any Medicaid to help pay for her nursing home. She paid everything from her own money. She was a widow for 25 years before she remarried at the age of 72. [...]

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 Will Medicaid Place Lien on Nursing Home Resident’s House if Spouse Lives There?
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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning
Posted October 26, 2019

Will Medicaid Place Lien on Nursing Home Resident’s House if Spouse Lives There?

Question: Though I have read some of your related articles, I still am not quite clear: in the case of an institutionalized spouse with a healthy community spouse who lives in their home, will a [...]

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 Dealing with Conflicts of Interest Between 1 Healthy and 1 Demented Spouse
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By Harry Margolis
In Durable Powers of Attorney
Posted May 10, 2019

Dealing with Conflicts of Interest Between 1 Healthy and 1 Demented Spouse

Question: In your blog post “How the Community Spouse Can Keep More Assets?” you outline an example wherein husband John’s Alzheimer’s has progressed to a point that his wife, Joyce, [...]

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