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Skeith2249 Asked November 2016

Can I sign my mother's trailer over to me before she passes?

My mother is in an assistant living with Dementia, my siblings and I have POA over my mother finances. Can I sign my mother's double wide trailer over to me as a gift then pay off my siblings for what I think the trailer is worth so that I might live there or rent it. She is receiving medicaid.

JessieBelle Nov 2016
Well, actually Medicaid wouldn't have a lien on the property, the state would.

JessieBelle Nov 2016
If Medicaid has a lien on the property, then you would have to pay the lien before you can take possession. All of this will be handled by your state through Medicaid estate recovery whenever your mother passes.

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Skeith2249 Nov 2016
My mother if receiving Medicaid and is in an Assistant Living facility with Dementia. When she passes and my siblings and myself acquire her home, which is a trailer that is stated in her will, would we have to pay back Medicaid if we decide to keep it?

pamstegma Nov 2016
NO, using your POA to sign things to yourself is totally illegal. AND Medicaid will have a lien any property, so if she signs it over, Medicaid STOPS.

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