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Daughter Not Liable for Mother’s Skilled Nursing Facility Expenses Because She Had No Authority Over Finances or Access to Mother’s Finances

[02/04/14]

Posted on February 4, 2014 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice

Written by: Fahey, Sean J.

The Indiana Court of Appeals (“Court”) ruled that a daughter who signed a skilled nursing facility admissions agreement as her mother’s “responsible party” was not liable for her mother’s unpaid skilled nursing facility bill because the daughter did not have authority over her mother’s finances or access to her mother’s finances. READ MORE

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Filial Responsibility Law (Part 2) – Another Tool for Nursing Homes to Get Paid – Son Liable for Parents’ $104,276 Nursing Home Bill Under North Dakota Law

[11/02/13]

Posted on November 2, 2013 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice

Written by: Fahey, Sean J.

Recently, the North Dakota Supreme Court found a son liable for his parents’ $104,276 unpaid nursing home bill under North Dakota’s filial responsibility law. READ MORE

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Filial Responsibility Law – Another Tool for Nursing Homes to Get Paid – Son Liable for Mother’s $92,943 Nursing Home Bill Under Pennsylvania Law

[05/10/12]

Posted on May 10, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice

Written by: Fahey, Sean J.

Recently, a Pennsylvania appeals court found a son liable for his mother’s $92,943 unpaid nursing home bill under Pennsylvania’s filial responsibility law.  READ MORE

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