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Am I legally responsible for my parents?

Filial responsibility laws obligate adult children to provide necessities like food, clothing, housing, and medical attention for their parents who cannot afford to take care of themselves.

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Filial responsibility laws obligate adult children to provide necessities like food, clothing, housing, and medical attention for their parents who cannot afford to take care of themselves. States may allow a civil court action to obtain financial support or cost recovery, impose criminal penalties on children who do not support their parents, or allow both civil and criminal actions. Did you know you could be responsible for your parents' unpaid bills? More than half of all states currently have laws making adult children financially responsible for their parents, including their long-term care costs. However, these laws are rarely enforced. Generally, most states with such laws do not require children to provide care if they lack the ability to pay. States also vary on what factors they consider when determining whether an adult child is able to pay. Children may not be required to support their parents if the parents abandoned them or did not support them. With regard to long-term care, most low-income parents qualify for Medicaid, making it unnecessary for a nursing home to pursue the resident's children for payment. When the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 made it more difficult to qualify for Medicaid, experts predicted a wave of lawsuits by nursing homes under state filial responsibility statutes, but that has not happened. However, in 2012 a court in Pennsylvania ruled that a son was responsible for his mother’s $93,000 nursing home bill under the state’s filial responsibility law. While in most instances adult children are not held responsible for their parents’ long-term care bills under these laws, they may have to pay a nursing home in other circumstances. In some cases, children have been held liable if their parent transferred assets to them, making the parent ineligible for Medicaid. Additionally, there are cases in which children who signed an agreement affirming that they would assist their parent in paying for a nursing home have been sued for breach of contract by the nursing home. After a parent dies, Medicaid estate recovery allows the state to recoup Medicaid benefits from the parent’s estate, reducing the amount the children can inherit. If your parent needs long-term care, be sure to consult with your attorney to make certain you are not creating a situation in which you might be liable for your parent’s care. Find an attorney near you.

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My Parent Has Just Died, How Can I Sell Their House As It Is Now Empty?

This is a question we are often asked at Willsons Solicitors. The second parent dies, the former childhood home remains empty and for practical reasons it is best to sell the property sooner rather than later. It is vital on someone’s death that the executors obtain Probate as you have no legal authorisation to sell a property before Probate is granted, unless your name is already on the title deeds. Probate can take several months to obtain and although you can put the property on the market for sale before Probate you cannot complete a sale without Probate so it is important that you make the Estate Agents and your Solicitors aware at the time of placing the property on the market that you do not have Probate at that stage.

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