Your adult child moved in. They cook, lift, sit up at night. Someone says pay them. Someone else says a check to a child will ruin Medicaid.

Paying a child for care can be real pay. It can also look like a gift. Florida looks back five years. It will look at whether there was a real agreement when money changed hands, whether the pay was fair for the work, and whether there is proof. A blog cannot set an hourly rate.

Writing a big check today for years of unpaid help is what that five-year review will see. That does not mean every past hour is automatically a gift. It also does not mean you can paper over five years with a contract dated this week and a lump sum.

Giving the house is a different, limited rule. An adult child who lived there two years and provided care that delayed the nursing home may be able to receive the house without that penalty. That is a house rule, not permission to pay back wages. Giving the house to an unmarried partner is not on that list.

Bring any agreement, the bank records, and an honest list of what was done and when. Free consult in person or Zoom. (954) 563-9160.

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