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Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Reverse Mortgages: Time to Look at Other Options?

  If you're looking into a reverse mortgage for yourself or your parent, two new articles may give you pause.

• Blog Post - Should I be responsible for my father's funeral bill when he never paid child support for me?

  My parents have been divorced for more than 20 years...

• Blog Post - Lifestyles of the Rich and Retired

  As retirement housing options expand, cruise ships have joined luxury hotel chains in offering high-end retirement destinations.

• Blog Post - Talking Your Parent Into Trying Talk Therapy

  Talk therapy can help older people beat depression. Here are some practical guidelines for talking your parent into giving psychotherapy a try.

• Blog Post - Parents' Driving Worries Baby Boomers, But No One Wants to Talk About It

  Survey finds widespread concern among Baby Boomers about their parents' driving -- and reluctance to talk about it

• Blog Post - Reverse Mortgages: Looking for Trouble?

  Reverse mortgages--a loan for people ages 62 and older...

• Blog Post - What Do You Give an Old Dad for Father's Day?

  What aging dads really need for Father's Day can't be wrapped.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Siblings disagree over selling parent's house

  My sibling has power of attorney and wants to sell my parent's house. I don't want to sell the house because my parent is still competent. What to do?

• Question - How can I get out of half-ownership of property my parents left to me in a living trust?

  When disposing of property in a trust, you are constrained to dealing with it as the trust document specifies.

• Question - How can we keep from selling my mother's home to pay for her final expenses?

  Unanswered. Can you help?

• Question - What's the difference between a senior real estate specialist and a garden-variety real estate agent?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - What are the first steps in getting my mother's home deeded to my siblings and me?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - What are the risks with reverse mortgages?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How should the children sell and divide the family home?

  Before you can sell off the family home, you have to prove that you own it.

• Question - How do I set up a conservatorship for my mother?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How much will Medicare cost me?

  How much will Medicare cost? Medicare part A probably won't cost you anything, whereas the cost of part B will be based on your income.

• Question - How can I convince my parents to accept my financial help?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - What are the tax implications for the beneficiaries of my father's IRA and joint stock/mutual fund accounts when he passes away?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How do we decide between a reverse mortgage for my father or a personal loan from me?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - What is my mother's liability to Medicare if she enters a nursing home?

  Unanswered. Can you help?

• Question - Did the executor of my grandmother's estate do something wrong by not giving me a piece of property willed to my dad and I after my father died?

  Unanswered. Can you help?

News

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