South Carolina Medicaid Estate Recovery and Lien Process When an individual receiving Medicaid benefits in the state of South Carolina dies, the state is required to attempt to recover from his or her estate to cost of benefits paid for care.  In August of 1993, Congress passed a law that requires states to recover amounts […]

Medicaid Planning: Protection of House & Life Estates For many people, setting up a “life estate” is the most simple and appropriate alternative for protecting the home from estate recovery.  A life estate is a form of joint ownership of property between two or more people.  They each have an ownership interest in the property, […]