Legal Opinion
In Re Leona Carlisle Trust Created Under the Trust Agreement Dated February 9, 1985
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided March 23, 1993No. C0-92-1798PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, Chief Judge.
Appellant seeks review of the district court order concluding the trust of which he is a beneficiary is an available asset to him for purposes of determining his eligibility for medical assistance. We reverse.
FACTS
The facts in this case are not in dispute. The 56-year-old appellant, James Carlisle, has had severe cerebral palsy since birth. He lived with his parents until they died. His mother had attended to his daily needs until 1979, when she was no longer able to care for him.
Appellant has been an accountant since 1960. He runs his own accounting business,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Schweiker v. Gray PanthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Frost-Benco Electric Ass'n v. Minnesota Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Hugh Whaley v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Zeoli v. Commissioner of Social ServicesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Doe v. State, Department of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Hecker v. Stark County Social Service BoardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
- United States v. O'ShaughnessySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
- Matter of KindtCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1996
- Striegel v. South Dakota Department of Social ServicesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- In Re HortonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2003
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