Legal Opinion
Thorson v. Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided October 19, 2007No. S-06-223PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCormack, J.
NATURE OF CASE
Betty L. Thorson applied with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for medical assistance benefits known as Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) and Medicaid. DHHS determined that based on the value of Thorson’s irrevocable trust for which Thorson is the beneficiary, Thorson was ineligible for AABD and Medicaid benefits.
BACKGROUND
On December 2, 1989, Thorson executed the “Irrevocable Betty Lou Thorson Trust” (the Trust). Thorson is the grantor and beneficiary of the corpus of the Trust, and her son is the trustee. The Trust was established as an…
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