Pfautz v. Dept. of Job Family Servs., 9-06-62 (12-3-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-Appellant, Berneice Pfautz, executor of the estate of Olin Pfautz, deceased, appeals the judgment of the Marion County Court of Common Pleas affirming the administrative appeal decision issued by the Defendant-Appellee, Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services (hereinafter referred to as "ODJFS"), and finding that Berneice's homestead property was a non-exempt, countable resource for purposes of Medicaid eligibility. On appeal, Berneice asserts that ODJFS was prohibited from counting the homestead property as a non-exempt, countable resource and that ODJFS'…