{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"sheryl-l-hallam-personal-representative-of-the-estate-of-joe-bell","displayName":"Sheryl L. Hallam, Personal Representative of the Estate of Joe Bell","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81466:2018-10-09","opinionId":"97ae7c8d-7384-5b13-b160-3551f4c194a2","slug":"sheryl-l-hallam-personal-representative-of-the-estate-of-joe-bell-v-misso-d81466","caseName":"Sheryl L. Hallam, Personal Representative of the Estate of Joe Bell\nvs.\nMissouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division","caseNumber":"WD81466","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-10-09","year":2018,"display_summary":"Sheryl L. Hallam, as personal representative of Joe Bell's estate, appealed a decision by the Director of the Family Support Division denying Mr. Bell Vendor level MO HealthNet benefits and imposing a $607,000 transferred property penalty. The denial stemmed from Mrs. Bell's transfer of their homestead into a revocable trust, effective upon her death, which then distributed assets to her children. The appellate court affirmed the Director's order, concluding that transfers on death qualify as a disposition of assets under federal Medicaid law, and that a spouse's asset transfer can cause a penalty for the other spouse.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","trusts","other","estate-probate","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=132295","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/sheryl-l-hallam-personal-representative-of-the-estate-of-joe-bell-v-misso-d81466","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"insurance-bad-faith","label":"Insurance Bad Faith","href":"/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith","score":20,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith"}],"role":"appellant"}]}