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By the way, a hand-written will is still valid even if not notarized or witnessed, although in your aunt's case, since all your grandfather's assets passed to her outside of probate (as jointly titled accounts), the will would have no effect in any case.
Doesn’t the legality of a non-notarized/non-witness will vary by state?
I know this doesn't apply to us because my aunt was joint owner on his accounts. But thought I would ask anyway. Thanks
Doesn’t appear you’ve taken that advice yet. It’s true when a poster below stated the answers are the same as the first time you asked. Oh, sorry, it’s not an inheritance.
You received really good responses last month. I’m thinking you want Igloo back here so you won’t have to “pay through your nose” for a lawyer as you figure out how to get around the system. Laws vary in each state. I’m surprised you’ve waited this long to speak to an attorney in your state that is well versed in the law in your mother’s area.
Before you listen to anyone giving you “zero value” responses, why haven’t you contacted an attorney or at least paid for a consult?
How will you improve your mother’s quality of life when you are missing the most important part - her health? Paying off her car will do that? You stated she refuses to go to any doctor for treatment & that she’s estranged from her sisters.
She is unhealthy and alone. Money won’t solve that.
You wouldn’t think to provide her with better housing with that money? All she would have to do is give up her benefits and reapply when the money is gone. At 65 she is eligible for Medicare anyway. So she’d give up Section 8 & Medicaid only. You yourself need that money to pay off her car? You cant afford to take that on for your mother?
I thought the CD was going to mature by the end of December thus your urgency last month.
I agree with CM - nothing stopping your aunt from gifting your mother that money. Nothing stopping her to gift it to you for you to spend it on your mother either.
Next time this poster - or anyone like this poster - asks our forum about how to stay on welfare while benefiting from a financial windfall, I hope someone will hit the report button.
Happy New Year to all the hardworking, honest, and selfless caregivers. Peace.
What I am trying to accomplish is not fraud and that’s why there are legal vehicles for these type of situations that I am trying to learn more about. The fact that you do not like this reality does not give you the right to accuse people of commiting fraud while mocking them just because they are not a caregiver in your eyes.
You publicly make false accusations instead contributing usefull information to the thread. That sounds more like something that should be reported to the forum in my eyes.
Is there any way in which possession of an $80K windfall could improve your mother's quality of life?
Ask your aunt why exactly she wants to hand this money to your mother. If she doesn't have a reason which works to your mother's benefit, perhaps it would be better if she didn't do it. It certainly sounds as if she earned her legacy.
It's a pretty good article and may help in some way. Good luck!
You’ve rejected the trust because eventually the money in that trust would go back to Medicaid to pay for the benefits your mother received while she had a significant amount of money in the trust.
You’ve rejected annuities as the payout even at $300 a month would penalize her benefits and put her above the poverty level. If that’s what she wants, why not?
Have you asked your mother what she would like to do with the money? Is she involved in this decision? Not once have you mentioned what your mother might want.
And you are considering asking your aunt to “wire” the money into your account and you would then decide how your mother spends it? And then, merely “deducting” what you “think” the tax amount may be from the transfer. Who would file the tax forms for you, your aunt?
Seriously what gives you the right to decide for your mother? She’s only 65.
And you are calling us “hypocrites” as well. Geez louise.
I’ll still respond to some of your questions with hopes that you actually try to give guidance before throwing more jabs and judging me...
My mother was the first one to bring to my attention that ANY money she recieves will most likely cause her to lose benefits and that she wants me to look into her options which is what I am doing.
If my aunt wires money to me, she is the one that has to file tax returns for gifting however the way I understand it, she will not pay tax on gifting that money. Every dollar over 15k will go towards her live time gift exemption which is over 5 million
Good Luck Elmo and get back to us in how it all turns out. We may learn something we didn't know.
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