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Blog Posts

• Blog Post - How much say do I have in determining who is guardian over me and my affairs?

  Do I have any rights in determining my care and who...

Questions & Answers

• Question - What are the first steps in getting my mother's home deeded to my siblings and me?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How do we get my father's house deeded to his three children?

  Unanswered. Can you help?

• Question - How do we keep our family home, that is in my mum's name and she has dementia?

  Unanswered. Can you help?

• Question - Will I need probate to change the names on a property deed?

  There are legal work-arounds to changing the name on a deed, but what’s available depends on local legal constraints.

• Question - Mom has left the house to me; what do I need to do to protect it?

  Unanswered. Can you help?

• Question - Can my mother do a reverse mortgage on our home?

  I am 51 and co-own my mother's home. Can she take out a reverse mortgage?

• Question - Do I have to pay taxes on a home that was deeded to me?

  You may have to consider not one, but three types of potential taxes on a home you take by deed.

• Question - Can I amend a life estate?

  Before amending a life estate, consider the possible drawbacks of the arrangement.

• Question - Is a home given away more than five years before still considered the parent's asset?

  Long-term care facilities can't attach assets given to adult children but Medicaid may consider such assets in deciding eligibility.

Tips & Reflections

• Tip - Where to Check the Form of Property Ownership

  Learn how to determine the form of ownership for your parents' property.