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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't get what you are talking about.  No one can force you to pay and if an uncle is getting guardianship they can apply for government assistance.  She can keep the house.  They just put a lien on it when she passes.  I doubt a judge would give a sibling guardianship over a spouse.  None of this makes sense.[/quote]

OP here. My in-laws live in Germany; she wouldn't be able to keep the house there, if she is forced to pay for his 
nursing home.[/quote]

Where does Germany expect your MIL to live? They can’t make her homeless! You say she has no assets except the house. If she sells the house and uses the proceeds to pay for your FIL’s nursing home then is she just homeless? I refuse to believe this is the way things work in Germany. Mainly because this is actually worse than in tge U it’s States and I am quite certain there is a solid social back stop to protect people.[/quote]

My parents got rid of all their assets. We did almost a reverse mortgage for them. They could no longer afford their home and sold it. We ended up using some of their money to put a down payment on a home in our name. They live there not paying rent or mortgage or any bills. They have no income besides $1000 per month social security. Because they have no assets, they qualify for Medicaid and my dad can get free nursing home care. My dad doesn’t want to go and would rather die at home but he does qualify and I’m fairly certain it would not cost us anything. When he went to rehab after surgery, it was a terrible experience full of neglect. I’m not sure how much better a gov funded nursing home would be.[/quote]

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