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27. List of States with 'Filial Responsibility' laws

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 06:17 PM

Oct 2012

The states that have filial responsibility laws on their books in some shape or form are Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.

http://wills.about.com/b/2012/06/13/what-is-filial-responsibility-and-why-should-you-be-concerned-about-it.htm

Thanks for the info you provided. The rest of the article basically just backs up what you pointed out.

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MUST READ: If R$R Prevail On Medicaid Kids Get Ready To Sign Over YOUR House ----- [View all] TheMastersNemesis Oct 2012 OP

REc for exposure. I had no idea about this. Another thing no one hears about in ejpoeta Oct 2012 #1

These are the states which DO NOT have a "filial support" law--yet dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #28

FL requires you to sell everything first zingrr Oct 2012 #30

i believe we have spend down too here in ny. but what is being described is worse... ejpoeta Oct 2012 #35

Medicare does not require a sell down. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #39

And Medicare doesn't help if you need 24/7 care? bettyellen Oct 2012 #41

What's R$R ? virgogal Oct 2012 #2

Romney//Ryan TheMastersNemesis Oct 2012 #4

Romney and Ryan nt snappyturtle Oct 2012 #6

It's usually R&R jmowreader Oct 2012 #12

Thanks. virgogal Oct 2012 #20

Here's something different: Gekko/Galt We People Oct 2012 #42

Thanks so much for posting this information! I didn't see it before. snappyturtle Oct 2012 #3

I thought some states already make kids financially responsible. BadgerKid Oct 2012 #5

hadn't heard that. can you find a link? HiPointDem Oct 2012 #10

They definitely do if parents gave assets to kids to become eligible for nursing home care Hoyt Oct 2012 #13

This Situation Is The Way It Is Now But ---- TheMastersNemesis Oct 2012 #17

There are, indeed, such "filial responsibility" laws liberalhistorian Oct 2012 #25

It's difficult Politicalboi Oct 2012 #7

okay MrYikes Oct 2012 #8

kr. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #9

FOLKS WE HAVE GET MEAN AS A JUNK YARD DOG AND HAMMER THESE ASSHOLES POLITICALLY THE VERY LIFE OF TheMastersNemesis Oct 2012 #11

Link to this article: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/pennsylvania-son-stuck-moms-93000-nursing-home- TheOther95Percent Oct 2012 #14

This is important haikugal Oct 2012 #21

K & R fleur-de-lisa Oct 2012 #15

Uhh...guys...they're talking about block granting Medicaid jmowreader Oct 2012 #16

Thank you for the explanation PotatoChip Oct 2012 #24

yup...i'd facebook it if it was a reputable news site. DonRedwood Oct 2012 #31

Anyone Who Can Put This Info On the Net Should. Spread It Far And Wide. The MSM Will Not Cover It TheMastersNemesis Oct 2012 #18

Everytime I see R&R Hatchling Oct 2012 #19

This would destroy Rmoney's chances tblue Oct 2012 #22

I have put this on Facebook a few times exboyfil Oct 2012 #23

FL Gov Rick Scott purging disabled from Medicaid zingrr Oct 2012 #29

what is this from? I'd like to read the whole thing DonRedwood Oct 2012 #32

Iowa state code exboyfil Oct 2012 #33

I have been trying to get my wingnut stepsister and her liberalhistorian Oct 2012 #26

List of States with 'Filial Responsibility' laws PotatoChip Oct 2012 #27

Yep. They live in one (Ohio), liberalhistorian Oct 2012 #36

I talk to folks about this all the time vankuria Oct 2012 #34

Kick Digit Oct 2012 #37

K&R. This is VERY important. beac Oct 2012 #38

most parents wouldn't want their kids to be on the hook any more than the kids would want it renate Oct 2012 #40