I have no idea where to start. My 62yo mother recently left an abusive fiancé and came to live with me in FL. She spent all her money updating the house she lived in with the former fiancé. The house was his, and she is entitled to nothing. She is completely broke and has about $30k in credit card debt. She had a divorce settlement from when she split with my dad. All the money is gone. She also has health problems that require costly meds. I’m a teacher and got her set up with an aide position to get health insurance. The pay is terrible ($12k for 9 months of work), but she gets benefits(about $100 for insurance, pre-tax). She is devastated to find out how little she’ll be making knowing how much debt she has. Can anyone offer some advice? Should she declare bankruptcy? Her job options are limited. She’s not too far off from social security right? I don’t know how I can help her. I appreciate any insight. Thank you so much.
Submitted September 30, 2020 at 06:05PM by CherryLimeade29 https://ift.tt/34dJBPB
