Can the state take property held in a revocable Trust?
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Can the state take property held in a revocable Trust?
For the last 8 years and since my father died, I have been living with my mother and taking care of her and her home/property. She now has dimensions and is 87 years old. Before dimensia occurred, she created a revocable Trust and put all her physical property in it to go to me when she dies. She also gave my brother the savings she has in her credit union account and my sister the money in her
checking account when she dies I am the power of attorney on these accounts until then. If at some point it is necessary to place my mother in assisted living, will the state expect her to deplete all of her savings. She receives a monthly survivor annuity from civil service and a little social security each
month to pay for the assisted living, and would her property in the trust be sold by the state to also pay for the assisted living or does the Trust keep these in place to go to her children as she set up 6 years ago?
Asked on March 10, 2018 under Estate Planning, Idaho
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Because a person can revoke, or undo, a revocable trust at any point, for many purposes it is still considered part of her assets--she still fundamentally has control over it and can take the money, real estate, etc. back if she chooses. Therefore, the assets in the revocable trust are assets which the state could seek recourse to (i.e. which she would be expected to use or deplete) pay for her assisted living.
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