In Re Estate of Jones

VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge.

Violet J. Knight and Tommy Jones appeal the judgment of the probate court allowing a petition brought by the State of Missouri, Department of Social Services, MO HealthNet Division (“State”) for an accounting under section 461.300 1 to recover Medicaid benefits provided on behalf of Wallace G. Jones (“Decedent”). On appeal, Knight and Jones claim the probate court erred in allowing the petition for accounting because: (1) the State has not amended the definition of “estate” in the Medicaid estate recovery statutes, sections 473.398 and 473.399, 2 to include nonpro-bate…