Life Estate

Life Estate Awarded as Year’s Support Upheld

Mavis, who was 77, survived her husband, Jerry. She filed a Petition for Year's Support and the Probate Court awarded…

4 months ago

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

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

7 months ago

Medicaid Questions: Am I Eligible?

Am I Eligible for Medicaid? Recently we were asked about the following fact pattern. Parent had multiple properties in different…

1 year ago

Medicaid: Transfer Penalty Affirmed

Penalty Affirmed After Life Estate Conveyed; Hardship Waiver Unavailable Because No Legal Action was Taken to Recover Property. Petitioner, a…

3 years ago

Medicaid: Federal Law Trumps State Law When They Conflict

Georgia’s Medicaid Manual cannot be enforced when it conflicts with federal law. Applicant resided in an assisted living facility until…

3 years ago

Assessment of transfer penalty on sale of life estate affirmed

Assessment of transfer penalty on sale of life estate affirmed. Conservators sold life estate for $1,500, then sold the applicant’s…

3 years ago