My Disabled Child is Now 18 – Does Anything Change? Part 2
A few weeks ago I wrote about a scenario we are seeing with increasing frequency, the child with special needs who reaches adulthood and how that changes the ability of a parent to protect and/or act for that child. There probably won’t be any noticeable change in the family’s life
Will I Lost My Family Business if I Need Long Term Care (Part 2)
So, we were discussing Joe’s situation last week. He owns a business and a building which rents space to his company and 3 other tenants. Their combined value is $1.25 million dollars. As we learned last week these assets are countable for Medicaid purposes as assets that need to be
Will I Lose My Family Business if I Need Long Term Care (Part 1)
Joe built his construction business from nothing. He was able to provide for his family, put his children through college and live a nice life on the income generated from it. Now in his 70’s, Joe doesn’t work much anymore. He goes into the office a few days a week,
My Adult Disabled Child Has Turned 18 – Does Anything Change?
Last September I wrote a post about a scenario increasing in frequency involving an elderly parent who is deteriorating mentally but has refused to sign a power of attorney or health care directive. The family’s last resort is the guardianship process. A few weeks ago I wrote about how parents