Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Jersey

Possibly, if what you paid was more than a reasonable rent. I suggest you possibly should have a new Deed done ASAP, turning over the house to you (reserving a life estate to Mom) and show or mention that you paid for this by paying bills over the years. I also suggest you save all cancelled checks and bills to verify what you have paid. You might need them to contest a claim if Medicaid becomes involved. This is a reply to an Internet question and the reply is not intended to be legal advice or as creating an attorney-client relationship.

If your mother already has dementia and is mentally incapacitated, she is not legally capable of deeding the property or doing just about anything else with her property.

Mr. LeVine is correct in advising you to save all cancelled checks and bills and other records to verify what you have paid.

Financial disclosure documents listing all of your mother's assets would have to be completed for entry to a nursing home.

You should consult an elder law attorney to advise you what the options are and if any Medicaid planning may be done at this time..

THIS RESPONSE IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE, SINCE I DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED, AND I DO NOT HAVE A REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT WITH YOU.

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