• When Can an Adult Child Be Liable for a Parent's Nursing Home Bill?

• • Adult Children
  • Aging
  • Asset Preservation
  • Caregivers
  • Clay County
  • Duval County
  • Elder Law
  • Elderly
  • Estate Planning
  • Florida
  • Green Cove Springs
  • Jacksonville
  • Medicaid
  • North Florida
  • Nursing Home Admissions Agreements
  • Orange Park
  • Patient Rights
  • Paying Debts
  • Skilled Nursing Home Care
  • St. Augustine
  • St. Johns County
• 6 years ago
• Although a nursing home cannot require a child to be personally liable for their parent's nursing home bill, there are circumstances in which children can end up having to pay. This is a major reason why it is important to read any admission agreements carefully before signing. Federal regula... [read more]

• Use Your Will to Dictate How to Pay Your Debts

• • Clay County
  • Duval County
  • Elder Law
  • Estate Planning
  • Jacksonville
  • Orange Park
  • Paying Debts
  • Secured Debt
  • St. Augustine
  • St. Johns County
  • Unsecured Debt
  • Will
  • Wills
• 7 years ago
• The main purpose of a will is to direct where your assets will go after you die, but it can also be used to instruct your heirs how to pay your debts. While generally heirs cannot inherit debt, debt can reduce what they receive. Spelling out how debt should be paid can help your heirs. If som... [read more]