Hedlund v. Wisconsin Department of Health Services

¶ 1. Lucille Hedlund appeals an order of the circuit court affirming an administrative decision denying her medical assistance on the ground that a trust is an available resource for her. Hedlund *637contends the trust is not an available asset within the meaning of Wis. Stat. § 49.454(3)(a) (2007-08).1 Specifically, Hedlund contends that her resources were not used to form the trust because the assets that her children placed into the trust were gifts she had given them that day; thus, § 49.454 does not apply. We conclude that the trust is available to Hedlund under § 49.454(3)(a). Accordingly,…