A New York appeals court held that a community spouse is entitled to an increased minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance (MMMNA) because her basic monthly expenses are almost double her monthly income and therefore qualify as “exceptional circumstances” necessitating access to her husband’s income. Matter of Balzarini v. Suffolk County Dept. of Social Servs. (N.Y. [...]
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A New York Appeals Court Holds That A Wife’s Usual Household Expenses Necessitate An Increased Maintenance Allowance Even Though Her Husband Is A Medicaid Recipient In A Nursing Home
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Governmental or Public Benefit Programs · Medicaid Applications · Medicaid Planning
Financial Exploitation of an Elder May Have Negative Consequences if the Elder Later Applies for Medicaid Benefits
April 28th, 2008 · No Comments
I recently litigated two different cases in the Superior Court, Union County, each involving the financial exploitation of the elderly. In one case, a non-relative “friend” took a frail, elderly widow into her home as a tenant. The elderly widow had no family in NJ. The friend acted as caregiver for the elder, and the [...]
Tags: Financial Exploitation of the Elderly · Medicaid Applications · Medicaid Planning