Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

It is very difficult to advise someone you haven't interviewed in person that there will be no repercussions from a transaction of this kind. I would advise sitting down with a wills, trusts and estates specialist to discuss some possible issues or problems that could arise, although I think the probability is rather low (but not zero). First, you should be able to avoid reassessment of the condo for property-tax purposes, but I'd advise checking with the particular county's Recorder because the requirements for claiming the parent-child transfer exemption vary from county to county. Second, there might be an appreciable federal and state income-tax/estate-tax difference between taking your mother's interest as a gift now, versus succeeding to full ownership upon her eventual death. I do not think there is an issue with Medi-Cal seeking recovery based on the value of the transferred share in a possible future action. Finally, if your mother is still mentally competent and your brother is acting within the scope of a validly-granted power of attorney, I think the chance that "they" would or could attempt to come after her former share of the property is unlikely BUT very worth discussing beforehand with an expert who can quiz you about certain details and surrounding circumstances. Sorry to be somewhat inconclusive, but without full details I'd say this is 80% a good deal and 20% potentially troublesome.