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Not all transfers are subject to a transfer penalty.  The home in many ways gets special status, including when it comes to transfer rules.  The following transfer of the applicant’s home is exempt if made to: 1.            The Medicaid applicant’s spouse 2.            A child of the Medicaid applicant under age 21 or

We talked last week about New Jersey’s Medicaid transfer penalty, but what exactly is a “but for” letter?  As I explained , the Medicaid penalty doesn’t start when the transfer of assets is made, but only after the other requirements are met, meaning the application is filed and all the