Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois

In Illinois my mother is 88, permanently in nursing facility. Her small SS income goes directly to facility care. All resources dispersed.

Her home is currently for sale. While there is no foreclosure action, if the home sells, bank will take 25K and remainder 60-65K would be usurped by Illinois lien for mother's continued care, I assume. There is nobody to pay mortgage, taxes, upkeep, utilities now, after a year.

I travel to Illinois often (Kankakee County) to visit her. I stay in her home as an only option. I can no long longer pay any of the monthly debt and see no solution but sale.

I am a single son, 66, seriously disabled by Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and living in California.

I do own a home nearly underwater financially.

I have only a small SS income myself, all else spent down.

As single disabled son, out of state but reliant on California Medi-Cal, could I have any Illinois hardship inheritance rights or even resources from her current SS income to keep her bills met and property sale avoided?

Thank you for any advice,

W R

Los Angeles


Asked on 7/19/13, 11:13 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stephen Messutta

Sorry if an answer was posted it was incomplete. You're talking about a lot of attorney time for most likely no results, which you would have to pay for. Plus, asking Illinois attorneys about Medi-Cal you really are most likely not going to get anyone (myself included) who will know anything about it.

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Answered on 7/25/13, 12:40 pm


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