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Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Fraud Protection for Your Parents (and You)

  Protect your family from fraud by using these easy tips, and avoid scammers who are sending out fraudulent stimulus checks and letters to lure seniors into giving up personal information.

Questions & Answers

• Question - What happens to an elderly person's credit card at death?

  When an elderly person dies, what happens to his credit card debt? Are his relatives responsible for the credit card debt upon his death?

• Question - How can I convince my parents to accept my financial help?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How do we, with a power of attorney, take control of a credit card account in the cardholder's nickname?

  When you’re acting on behalf of another creditor, the credit card company may act most quickly and completely if you cancel the account.

• Question - My dad qualifies for Medicaid but they say my mother makes too much. Any advice on how to deal with this financial problem?

  Unanswered. Can you help?

• Question - What is my first step in administering my mother's will?

  The first step is usually the hardest: Finding and organizing the property your mothe owned at her death.

• Question - What steps are required to get a conservatorship?

  This question has been answered by a Community Member

• Question - What if we suspect a trustee is mismanaging a trust?

  Family dynamics can make it hard to figure out whether a trust is being properly administered, or whether there is some type of illegal undue influence.

Tips & Reflections

• Tip - Help Your Parent With Alzheimer's Disease Avoid Loss or Theft

  Take a minute to manage the wallet of your parent with...