Schultz v. North Dakota Department of Human Services

LEVINE, Justice.

Rosa Schultz appeals from a decision of the Executive Director of the North Dakota Department of Human Services [Executive Director] denying her application for medical assistance because of a disqualifying transfer of property. 1 We affirm.

On August 18, 1983, Schultz transferred 27.32 acres of land to her daughters, Irene Radspinner and Cleo Mork, and her stepdaughter, Emma Sanders, in allocations identical to the devises contained in a will executed by Schultz in 1972. At the time of the transfer, Radspinner, Mork, and Sanders itemized expenses in the amount of $49,875.00…