IN RE ESTATE OF BARG

No. A05-2346.

722 N.W.2d 492 (2006)

In re the ESTATE OF Francis E. BARG, a/k/a Francis Edward Barg.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

October 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janice S. Kolb, Mille Lacs County Attorney, Dawn R. Nyhus, Assistant County Attorney, Milaca, MN, for appellant Mille Lacs County.

Thomas J. Meinz, Princeton, MN, for respondent personal representative.

Mike Hatch, Attorney General, Robin Vue-Benson, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota Department of Human Services.

Considered and decided by LANSING, Presiding Judge; KLAPHAKE, Judge; and PARKER, Judge.


OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

In this appeal from an order for partial recovery of medical benefits paid to Dolores Barg, the estate of Francis Barg challenges the district court's interpretation of Minnesota's estate-recovery statute, Minn.Stat. § 256B.15 (2004). Because we conclude that the determination of the deceased recipient's interest in transferred joint-tenancy property must be based on principles of real-property law as modified by specific provisions...

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