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The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a major change regarding how it calculates In-Kind Support and Maintenance for recipients of Supplemental Security Income, or SSI. [...]

As April marks Financial Literacy Month, it is an excellent time to start improving your financial literacy. Gaining financial savvy can help you handle the challenges and [...]

I would like to give my sister power of attorney over my personal bank account. My sister is on SSI. I am the trustee of her Special Needs Trust. She would not have POA or access to the trust [...]

If a person lives in a group home and is able to care for herself with some basic assistance, are they allowed to date whomever they want without the guardian interfering?

My mom and stepfather had a revocable trust. My stepfather passed away in August 2023, leaving everything to my mom. She made a change to the trust, leaving the house and all contents to me [...]

I have an elderly lady who has dementia and cannot make her own decisions. Her nephew is her POA and placed her in a nursing home. However, her son, who does not have POA, [...]

My father-in-law is 91 years old, has dementia, and is diabetic. Due to his health care needs, his wife (my husband's stepmother) can no longer take care of him and wants my husband and his [...]

I am POA for my mother who is now in long-term care. I am currently occupying her condo and have assumed all of the bills. Am I able to take a home equity loan to improve the property and help [...]

My mother is a 91-year-old widow and currently lives alone in her home. She has decided she doesn't want to be alone anymore. She wants to sell her home to my brother and use those funds as a [...]

As of late 2023, the median monthly cost of a semi-private in a nursing home in the U.S. was close to $9,000. The vast majority of people cannot afford to pay these [...]