ESTATE OF TAYLOR v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE


825 A.2d 763 (2003)

ESTATE OF Georgie E. TAYLOR, Deceased, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 2, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. Tarantine, Pittsburgh, for petitioner.

Andrew A. Coates, Philadelphia, for respondent.

BEFORE: LEADBETTER, Judge, SIMPSON, Judge, and FLAHERTY, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge SIMPSON.

The Estate of Georgie E. Taylor (Estate) appeals from an order which held the corpus of an irrevocable trust created by Georgie E. Taylor and her husband, Leonard Taylor (Settlors), was an available resource for Georgie E. Taylor (Taylor). As the trust held assets of at least $103,916.46,1 DPW determined Taylor was ineligible for Medical Assistance (MA) benefits. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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