Legal Opinion
In Re Chavez Estate
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 19, 1983No. Docket 64199PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDanhof, C.J.
The Michigan Department of Social Services (department) appeals as of right from an order of the Eaton County Probate Court denying, in part, its claim against the estate of Carole Chavez.
The facts in this case are not in dispute. Mrs. Chavez was admitted to the University of Michi gan Hospital in Ann Arbor in early 1980. An application for Medicaid assistance was filed on her behalf with the department on May 10, 1980. The application was approved and the department paid benefits in the amount of $37,929.92 to cover the cost of Mrs. Chavez’s medical expenses prior to her death on June 30,…
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