Naomi Becker Collier Featured in Q&A in NJ.com on Medicaid and Inheriting a Home
Naomi Becker Collier, Co-Chair of the Trusts and Estates & Elder Law practice at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, was featured in the advice column of Karin Price Mueller in NJMoneyHelp.com for NJ.com, “Mom Wants to Leave Me her Home. What happens with Medicaid?”
Your mom’s will is only effective when she passes away and only controls how the asset is to be distributed at that time, assuming the mobile home was still owned at the time of death. The will would not impact the current ownership of the asset, which is what is important when applying for Medicaid.
In the column, Collier explains various scenarios, depending upon the particular facts and circumstances.
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