Elder Law

2026 Statewide Average Monthly Private Pay Rate for Determining Transfer of Assets

As of April 1, 2026, the Georgia Medicaid penalty divisor will increase from $10,798 to $11,122. This is sometimes called…

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Medicaid Fair Hearing Dismissed Where Estate was Not Opened

How do nursing homes get paid? Sick people go to nursing homes and sick people die. According to the American…

1 month ago

Medicaid Verification: When the Agency is Required to Help

Some Medicaid classes of assistance do not require verification, but most long-term care classes of assistance do. Verification documentation includes…

2 months ago

Medicaid Estate Recovery – 50 States

The Estate Recovery Rules vary from State to State. The federal minimum requires states to pursue recovery from the probate…

4 months ago

Rights of the ward; impact on voting and testamentary capacity; O.C.G.A. § 29-4-20

Georgia Guardianship law presupposes that the guardian must act in the best interests of the Ward. In that regard, O.C.G.A.…

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Georgia Medicaid Applicants No Longer Required to Apply for Other Benefits

Medicaid is the payer of last resort so applicants have, historically, been required to apply for all other benefits before…

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2026 Community Spouse Income and Resource Allowances

Effective January 1, 2026, the Community Spouse Resource Allowance will increase to $162,660.00. The combined resource allowance will increase to…

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Temporary medical consent guardianship; O.C.G.A. § 29-4-18

In some cases, no one can be found who will consent to medical procedures for a patient. O.C.G.A. § 29-4-18…

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Conduct of emergency guardianship hearing; limitations on emergency guardianship; O.C.G.A. § 29-4-16

If an emergency guardianship is warranted, O.C.G.A. § 29-4-16 sets the requirements for how the hearing is conducted. O.C.G.A. §…

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Guardianship Appeal Statute is purely statutory

In Matter of Doze, 717 SW 3d 240 (2025), a Missouri Court affirmed the decision below appointing Queen Doze's father…

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