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How to handle mother-in-law’s savings account?

Hello all, long time lurker, first time poster.

My MIL is almost ready to move to an assisted living facility. Before she goes, my wife needs to have some control over a large savings account to pay the bills, but she has a step brother who will get half of everything when MIL passes.

Wife has been helping do the finances on line, and is a beneficiary, but does not have her name on the account.

What’s the best way for her to have legal access to the account, without being stuck with the full amount for distribution after death purposes, or any other tax or Medicare liability?

Should it be:

  1. Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship
  2. just her name on the account?
  3. POD?
  4. simple beneficiary of the account?

MIL did sign a Durable Family Power of Attorney, with my wife as her “attorney”, is that enough so that her name doesn’t have to be in the account, but she’s still allowed to pay bills?

She just wants to be able to distribute half of whatever is left to her step brother without any tax consequences for him or her.

I hope I explained this right, if not, please ask for a clarification and I’ll do my best.

Thanks!

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u/retiredagainstmywill — 1 day ago
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u/retiredagainstmywill — 6 days ago
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u/retiredagainstmywill — 9 days ago