Legal Opinion

Clark Ex Rel. Clark v. Iowa Department of Human Services

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 23, 1994No. 93-365PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LARSON, Justice.

The Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) has appealed an order of the district court establishing the eligibility of Robert Clark for Medicaid benefits, despite the fact his pension and social security benefits exceeded Medicaid income limits. We reverse and remand.

Robert Clark, seventy-eight, moved into a nursing home in 1991. His wife, Evelyn, remained at home. In 1992, Evelyn filed a petition for separate maintenance and an application for temporary support. She asked that the marriage of the parties be preserved but that Robert be required to pay monthly support to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In Re Marriage of SchisselSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  2. Emerson v. SteffenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  3. Cervantez v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  4. TORNER BY TORNER v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Department of Health & Mental Hygiene v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  2. Robert F. Colwell, Jr. v. Iowa Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Iowa · 2019
  3. Ussery v. Kansas Department of Social & Rehabilitation ServicesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1995
  4. In Re the Estate of KirkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
  5. Mulder v. South Dakota Department of Social ServicesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004

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