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angelo
Asked January 2016
How much money to put in a bank acct to my child to care for my spouse (85)?
My spouse has dementia.
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pamstegma
Jan 2016
None. Establish a Special Needs Trust. Never put it in the child's name, that would trigger huge gift taxes. Go see the Trust officer at the bank.
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