In Re the Estate Myhre

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

Carlton County appeals the trial court determination that its claim against decedent’s estate for medical assistance benefits is barred by the probate code’s three year limitation on the presentation of claims. We affirm.

FACTS

Edna Myhre died intestate on February 4, 1984. Before her death she received medical assistance through the Carlton County Human Services Department totaling $16,412.41.

The county had notice of decedent’s death almost immediately and filed a demand for notice in probate court. No informal or formal probate proceedings were initiated by any of the…