Legal Opinion
Ada Brown v. Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided November 18, 2015No. 87A01-1501-PL-38PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAIDIK, Chief Judge.
Case Summary
[1] Ada and Roy Brown transferred their home to a trust in 2000 and shortly thereafter made the trust irrevocable. Ten years later, and two years after Ada moved to a nursing home, the trust sold the home for $75,000. In 2012 Ada applied for Medicaid benefits and submitted documentation that ■ the house had sold for $75,000. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (“FSSA”) found Ada eligible for Medicaid benefits; however, it imposed a transfer penalty based on the sale of the home in 2010. In calculating the penalty, the FSSA valued the home at…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Southtown Properties, Inc. v. City of Fort Wayne Ex Rel. Department of RedevelopmentIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006
- State, Family & Social Services Administration v. ThrushIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
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