Trust Company Bank was named trustee of a trust created by Nancy Cooper in 1968. The trust provided that the settlor had no right to alter, amend, or revoke the trust. Nonetheless, she attempted to revoke the trust in 1985. The bank filed a declaratory judgment action because it believed the trust was irrevocable. Cooper […]
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In 1977, Collins took a judgment against Hunt for $300,000. Collins then sought to enforce the judgment against a Louisiana trust created in 1941; Henderson was the trustee and Hunt was a beneficiary. Both Hunt and Henderson took the position that the trust was not subject to the judgment. The trial court disagreed and ordered […]
A trust sought direction concerning whether it was required to pay for private school tuition. A grandfather established a trust for the support, maintenance and education of his minor grandchildren. Later, when his son divorced, the son asked the trust to pay his children’s tuition. The former wife responded on behalf of the children, contending […]
In Alexander v. Choate, 469 U.S. 287 (1985), the State of Tennessee reduced from 20 to 14 the number of inpatient hospital days it would reimburse for Medicaid beneficiaries. A class action was brought under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 794), claiming the limitation would have a disproportionate effect […]
In Great-West Life & Annuity Ins. Co. v. Knudson, 534 U.S. 204 (2002), an ERISA plan bought an action to recover funds paid to settle an MVA involving Janette Knudson. The plan spent $411,157.11 on Janette’s medical expenses; all but $75,000 was paid by Great-West under a stop loss agreement. The plan included a reimbursement […]
In Sereboff v. Mid-Atlantic Medical Services, Inc., 547 U.S. 356 (2006), an ERISA Plan sued the plan beneficiaries when funds were distributed to the Sereboffs without first satisfying an ERISA lien. The ERISA plan sued for injunctive relief, requesting a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction requiring the couple to retain and set aside at […]
42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/chapter-7/subchapter-XIX 42 U.S.C. § 1396p https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1396p 42 U.S.C. § 1396r-5 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1396r-5 42 C.F.R. Part 431 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/42/part-431 42 C.F.R. Part 435 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/42/part-435 42 C.F.R. Subchapter C https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/42/chapter-IV/subchapter-C 20 CFR 416.1110 et seq. (SSI – Income) https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/416/416-1100.htm 20 CFR 416.1201 et seq. (SSI – Resources) https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/416/416-1201.htm Program Operations Manual System https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/ […]
This recipe looks good, but what I really love is remembering the coffee cakes my grandmother and Aunt Mary made when I was younger. Those were to die for! Allrecipe Coffee Cake
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“With the memory of the pandemic’s toll in nursing homes still raw, the COVID-19 relief law is offering states a generous funding boost for home- and community-based care as an alternative to institutionalizing disabled people.” However, funding for the current bill is temporary, “raising concerns it will have just fleeting impact…” For the full story, […]
