Superior Court Review of Georgia ALJ Decision

11 months ago

In ____ v. Brock, Judge Schwall, Fulton County Superior Court), affirmed an administrative law judge's Final Decision as supported by…

Elder Law Attorney disbarred

11 months ago

On May 14, 2024, the Georgia Supreme Court entered an Order in The Matter of James W. Davis, III, disbarring…

Transfer-on-Death Deeds in Georgia

11 months ago

During the 2024 legislative session, HB 1247 morphed into SB 420, which passed both houses and was signed by the…

Modifying a trust can be a taxable event

11 months ago

On November 28, 2023, the IRS Office of Chief Counsel published a memorandum addressing whether modification of an irrevocable grantor…

Home purchased after nursing home admission was not an exempt homeplace

11 months ago

In a Texas case decided on May 3, 2024, the Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and trial…

Preliminary injunction granted barring state from terminating QI Medicaid

11 months ago

In Parker v. Louisiana Department of Health (April 30, 2024), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana…

Promise of life estate, based on oral promise, could be enforced

11 months ago

In Farmer v. Farmer (decided March 15, 2024), the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's grant of summary…

SSI Decisions finding no penalty where beneficiary over 65 funds a pooled trust sub-account

11 months ago

The federal Medicaid statute authorizes the use of individual self-settled special needs trusts for individuals under the age of 65.…

Example of Georgia Medicaid Lien Inquiry

11 months ago

If someone is receiving Medicaid and was injured through the negligence of others, Medicaid asserts a third-party claim against any…

CMS Announces Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule

12 months ago

On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a new final rule requiring minimum staffing levels…