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Members of Household
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Thoughts? Youve got the makings of a sitcom about elderly people living in
casual circumstances. Are any of them dope-smokers? That could make for
hilarious plot lines. And the client lives with her elderly mother-in-law,
but not her husband? That amazes me, given what I see in my family.
Oh, did you mean about the ability to meet the means test? There are a lot
of facts missing here: who owns the house, how formal the payment systems
are between the members of this household, how much money everyone makes (I
think I understand that the client receives $2,600/mo., but I dont
understand whether someone is also receiving $2,000 on top of that).
You have a few options here: if the three people qualify for the means test,
then treat them as one household; if they dont, then see if you can carve
the client and her mother-in-law away from the boyfriends household.
Generally, the test is heads on beds behind a locked door to the outside,
but if there is a distant enough relationship between roommates, they donhave to be in the same household.
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On 12/22/09 2:18 PM, "Stephen" wrote:
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> Dear List Mates:
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> Have a 60 year old client who has her 87 year old mother-in-law and client's
> boyfriend live with her. Client pays her share of rent to boyfriend and for
> food for the household. Client also pays for insurance and maintenance on the
> car, but boyfriend makes the car payments. Lastly, Client's income is
> retirement/pension ($2600 vs. $2000 from employment so additional household
> members also help qualify under means test).
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> Thoughts?
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> Stephen Stern, Esq.
> Law Office of Stephen M. Stern, Esq.
> 1026 palm St., Suite 201
> San Luis Obispo CA 93401
> (805) 543-5297
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Re: [cdcbaa] Members of Household
Thoughts? You’ve got the makings of a sitcom about elderly people living in casual circumstances. Are any of them dope-smokers? That could make for hilarious plot lines. And the client lives with her elderly mother-in-law, but not her husband? That amazes me, given what I see in my family.
Oh, did you mean about the ability to meet the means test? There are a lot of facts missing here: who owns the house, how formal the payment systems are between the members of this household, how much money everyone makes (I think I understand that the client receives $2,600/mo., but I don’t understand whether someone is also receiving $2,000 on top of that).
You have a few options here: if the three people qualify for the means test, then treat them as one household; if they don’t, then see if you can carve the client and her mother-in-law away from the boyfriend’s ho
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Dear List Mates:
Have a 60 year old client who has her 87 year old mother-in-law and client's boyfriend live with her. Client pays her share of rent to boyfriend and for food for the household. Client also pays for insurance and maintenance on the car, but boyfriend makes the car payments. Lastly, Client's income is retirement/pension ($2600 vs. $2000 from employment so additional household members also help qualify under means test).
Thoughts?
Stephen Stern, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen M. Stern, Esq.
1026 palm St., Suite 201
San Luis Obispo CA 93401
(805) 543-5297
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