# Sorta legal-what happens if I die before signing?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorta-legal-what-happens-if-i-die-before-signing/810893>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 20, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorta-legal-what-happens-if-i-die-before-signing/810893 "2018-03-20T15:57:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorta-legal-what-happens-if-i-die-before-signing/810893/21 "2018-03-24T16:38:20Z")

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> [@salinqmind](#):
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> You mother lives in the house, and she gets 24-hour care through Medicaid?? That’s amazing. We had mom living in the house with for as long as possible long after she had deeded it over to us, but we had to pay caregivers (private pay) with her savings. They told us Medicaid was phasing out in-home care and what we could get for mom was a couple hours of care a week and a few hours of day care at a senior citizen center. I guess every state is different, or country

My father received home care through Medicaid and was eligible for 24 hour care in NYC, so it may be a county decision. Although income and the care needed certainly matter, too - I’m sure he wouldn’t have been approved for 24 hour care if day care had been appropriate for his needs.

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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorta-legal-what-happens-if-i-die-before-signing/810893/22 "2018-03-29T16:32:19Z")

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Welp. I’m still alive, I deposited the check for my share of the house in the bank, and it is now officially part of my ‘estate’ to leave to my babby someday. As long as the check doesn’t bounce, it’s all good. Bro says if he sells the house, he will send me another (though smaller) check for my part, but I am so glad to be free of the place. I’m content.

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