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30 May TEXAS LAW PERMITS GUARDIANS TO MAKE GIFTS FOR MEDICAID PURPOSES

Posted at 16:32h in Assisted Living, Disability Benefits, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Medicaid Application, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Probate Administration

Effective September 1, 2011, Texas Probate Code Section 865 was amended to allow a guardianship court, upon application to approve gifts on behalf of the ward for the following purposes, in addition to tax-motivated gifts: “… or to transfer a portion of the ward’s estate...

23 May STATE POLICY HANDBOOK ACKNOWLEDGES LADYBIRD (ENHANCED LIFE ESTATE) DEEDS DO NOT RESULT IN A TRANSFER PENALTY

Posted at 16:28h in Assisted Living, Estate Planning, Home Equity, Lady Bird Deed, Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Power of Attorney, Transfer of Death

As of March 1, 2012, the Texas Medicaid for the Elderly and People with Disabilities Handbook (which is a publication of the policy rules for long –term care Medicaid eligibility) now provides that “a transfer of a person’s home does not result in a transfer...