Robbins v. Perales

Determination annulled on the law with costs and petition granted, in accordance with the following memorandum: In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, petitioner challenges a determination of respondent Commissioner which upheld the local agency’s denial of petitioner’s application for medical assistance. The agency denied petitioner’s application for benefits because she forgave an indebtedness of $18,000 on notes that her two sons had given her in exchange for conveyance of the family home to them. The agency took the position that petitioner’s forgiveness of the debt constituted an…