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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A Saturday Twofer

By Doug Chalgian on May 13, 2023

  In the cases released by the Michigan Court of Appeals this week, I find two cases that combined provide just enough meat for one juicy nut (aka,...

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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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Important Guardianship Case Going Up

By Doug Chalgian on May 6, 2023

  I posted about In Re Guardianship of Mary Ann Malloy when the Court of Appeals issued a published opinion last fall.  The question in the case is...

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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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Billy and Bud Buy a Tractor

By Doug Chalgian on April 22, 2023

  Billie gave Bud money to buy a tractor.  Undisputed. (I’m not making up the names.) Bud dies ten years later and Billie comes to Bud’s estate to...

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COA Finds Middle Ground in Farm Family Feud

By Doug Chalgian on April 4, 2023

  This is a classic farm family story.  If you practice in any rural areas, you’ve probably heard this one before. Dad and Son farm together for decades...

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Surviving Spouse Escapes Trust Box – COA Puts Him Back

By Doug Chalgian on March 28, 2023

  The challenge when planning for second marriages where each of them has children from prior relationships is that the client has to decide how it will go...

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Nurse Helps Sick Man … Loses License

By Doug Chalgian on March 24, 2023

  The undisputed facts seem to be that a man met a woman at a casino.  The man was 75 years-old, had cancer, and had recently lost his...

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Discovery Deviousness leads to Dismissal

By Doug Chalgian on March 18, 2023

  Although, In Re Gregory Hall Trust is a published decision arising out of trust litigation, the case is really about discovery sanctions. [Click on the name to...

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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.