Showing posts with label bankruptcy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bankruptcy. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Son's Filial Responsibility Nursing Home Debt Dischargeable in Bankruptcy; Not Required to Spend All of Mother’s Assets on Her Care

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As previously discussed in this blog , nursing homes have devised various schemes to ensure collection of costs from family members of resid...
Monday, November 3, 2014

Man Can't Challenge Discharge of Brother's Debt for Mom's Care under Filial Responsibility Law

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A bankruptcy court has ruled that a man does not have standing to prevent the discharge of his brother's debt owed to their mother...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Inherited IRA's are not Exempt from Creditors in Bankruptcy

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In a unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that funds held in an inherited individual retirement account (IRA) are not exempt...
Monday, April 28, 2014

Bankruptcy Court Refuses to Discharge Granddaughter’s Debt to Nursing Home- Lessons for Caregivers

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A U.S. bankruptcy court refused to discharge an Ohio woman's debt to a nursing home for the cost of her grandmother's care, find...
Monday, December 9, 2013

Supreme Court to Decide Whether Inherited IRA's Protected from Creditors

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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that will decide whether inherited individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are available to...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Debt Owed to Nursing Home Is Dischargeable in Bankruptcy Court

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A bankruptcy court rules that a nursing home cannot claim debt owed by the husband of a nursing home resident to the nursing home is nondis...
Saturday, June 21, 2008

Bankruptcy Rising Among Elderly

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Bankruptcy filings among the elderly are reaching an all-time high according to a story published by Christine Dugas, in USA TODAY. Swam...