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Probate & Trust Law Section Conference Manual ... - Minnesota CLE

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TODD would be void or the surviving spouse has some other claim, not<br />

involving assertion of marital or statutory rights as a spouse.<br />

PRACTICE TIP: In the unusual situation where a TODD is intended to<br />

become effective while a spouse remains surviving, specific language<br />

should be included in the TODD to make clear whether marital or<br />

statutory rights for the surviving spouse are being released or reserved for<br />

the surviving spouse.<br />

K. CREDITOR CLAIMS<br />

Does a TODD pass title subject to general unsecured creditor claims?<br />

Real property described in a TODD passes subject to all effective<br />

conveyances, assignments, contracts and other encumbrances, including<br />

medical assistance claims and liens. The statute does not otherwise<br />

provide for payment of unsecured claims.<br />

Authority: Minn. Stat. § 507.071, Subd. 3<br />

L. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY, LIENS AND CLAIMS<br />

Does a TODD have any effect on the Grantor Owner’s eligibility for<br />

Medical Assistance? Will a TODD take priority over a Medical<br />

Assistance lien?<br />

The statute is not a Medical Assistance planning tool. Because a TODD<br />

has no effect until it becomes effective, it will not be treated as a transfer<br />

of assets at the time of execution and recording. As a result, the signing<br />

and recording of a TODD will not be treated as an uncompensated transfer<br />

during the applicable look-back period. Conversely, it will not trigger the<br />

waiting period before the applicable look-back period might apply. A<br />

TODD, therefore, will not shelter assets against Medical Assistance asset<br />

limits and will not disqualify a person from Medical Assistance if the<br />

property is excluded from asset limits, such as a homestead, or is<br />

otherwise not counted against asset limits.<br />

Authority: <strong>Minnesota</strong> Department of Human Services Health Care<br />

Programs <strong>Manual</strong> (HCPM), § 19.50, available at:<br />

http://hcopub.dhs.state.mn.us/19_50.htm#GAMC_transfer_sub<br />

heading<br />

A recorded TODD has no effect until it becomes effective. Nothing in the<br />

TODD statute prevents a properly recorded Medical Assistance lien from<br />

taking priority over a recorded TODD that is not yet effective. Even if no<br />

Medical Assistance lien has been recorded prior to the effective date of a<br />

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