Hone v. Hone

OPINION

BILLINGS, Presiding Judge:

¶ 1 Alton Hone appeals the trial court’s refusal to reform a deed. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶2 Two brothers, Alton and Lloyd Hone, along with their mother Alta Hone, were trustees of a trust (Trust) of which Alta Hone was the beneficiary. When Alta Hone became ill and needed institutional health care, the brothers wanted their mother to receive Medicaid benefits. However, they understood that if she did, then certain property owned by the Trust — specifically, the family homestead (Homestead) — would be subject to a Medicaid lien.

¶ 3 The brothers sought a way for…