Proving That a Transfer Was Not Made in Order to Qualify for Medicaid
When meeting with a prospective client or family who wants to learn more about applying for Medicaid to pay for nursing home care, one of the primary concerns is whether the prospective client has made any transfers within the last five years. Medicaid law imposes a penalty period if you transferred assets within five years of applying, but what if the transfers had nothing to do with Medicaid? It is difficult to do, but if you can prove you made the transfers for a purpose [...]
