10/12/2026
Long-term care costs can have a significant impact on your financial future, but could they affect your children as well? In certain situations, federal and state laws may allow recovery of long-term care expenses from an estate, and some states have laws that could potentially hold adult children responsible for a parent's unpaid care costs. Understanding these rules is an important part of protecting your family's financial well-being and planning ahead.
Read the article to learn what you need to know about long-term care costs and family liability.
Many Americans worry that long-term care expenses will cause them to run out of money. They also should wonder whether, after they are deceased, their children and estates might be required to pay for any long-term care they received. The trend in both federal and state law is to have children liabl...