Medicaid Homestead Change = Small Potatoes

By Doug Chalgian on June 2, 2023

  The details of a previously announced (and blogged about) change to the definition of an exempt homestead for Medicaid has been revealed, and it turns out to...

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Worst Medicaid Case Ever gets Published

By Doug Chalgian on May 21, 2023

  It’s hard to imagine what the lawyer who handled this appeal was thinking. Facts are: In February, Deborah created an irrevocable trust.  The terms of the trust...

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The End of the PHE

By Doug Chalgian on May 11, 2023

  Today, May 11, 2023, marks the end of the public health emergency that began when COVID kicked in just over three years ago. While there are many...

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Medicaid Exempt Homestead Alert

By Doug Chalgian on April 25, 2023

  A notice of proposed policy just circulated by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services alerts planners that a change in the way DHHS defines an...

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Devisee can Claim Tax Sale Excess

By Doug Chalgian on March 14, 2023

  In Re Petition of Emmet County Treasurer for Foreclosure is a published decision.  [Click on the name to read the case.] Dona owned a house that went...

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October Brings Bitcoin Rules and Waiver Snapshot Clarity

By Doug Chalgian on September 11, 2022

  The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has given notice of Medicaid policy changes taking effect October 1, 2022.  I’ll comment on two of those changes:...

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Medicaid Planners Consider Move to Circuit Court

By Doug Chalgian on July 31, 2022

  Over the years I’ve written about many appellate cases which began when an attorney went to court to engage in Medicaid planning.  Almost all of those cases...

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Federal Preemption Limits Probate Court’s Authority over Social Security Benefits

By Doug Chalgian on June 27, 2022

  This post is about a published opinion which looks whether, and to what extent, a probate court can exercise authority over Social Security benefits paid to a...

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The End is Near

By Doug Chalgian on June 7, 2022

  The long holiday during which no Medicaid cases have been closed, and annual renewals have not been required, is about to come to an end.   The Michigan...

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COA Makes Miraculous Medicaid Turnaround

By Doug Chalgian on May 28, 2022

  Last week I posted about a Court of Appeals opinion called In Re Richard Lee Conrad.  In that post, I complained that a three-judge panel of the...

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Doug Chalgian

About The Author: Doug Chalgian

I am an estate planning, probate litigating, elder law attorney. This is a blog for clients and professional colleagues. In it I offer my ideas about the state of the law and the practice of law. I believe we are living through a unique period during which the law (which is traditionally slow to change) and society are attempting to evolve to address the explosion of people living long lives. I find these developments fascinating and enjoy being involved in this evolution.