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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">My 2 cents: Your client needs to acknowledge in writing the debt to avoid statute of limitations issue. I don’t see any issue is doing this in the promissory
note. You should also obtain bank records that document the loans, i.e., cancelled checks, bank statements showing wire transfers, etc. and I would attach them to the acknowledgement of debt/promissory note. This will help demonstrate that these were bona
fide loans to her and expected to be repaid as opposed to gifts. Of course, the aforementioned assumes that the kids did not consider these gifts, e.g., they did not file 709 returns stating that these funds were gifts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 12, 2018 3:48 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Estate Planning/ Medicaid question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am doing some estate planning for a single lady in her late seventies. She doesn't have much in assets, except her home, worth at least $500,000 and owned outright. EXCEPT, she has this handwritten note that shows 3 of the kids gave
her money for the house 14 years ago: 80,000, 80,000, and 20,000 and she intends to pay them back when the house is sold. She is the only one on the title of the house.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We can deal with repayment in the will by percentage of what is left (if any). But what if she has to go into long term care and sell the home? If we draw up a proper promissory note now that allows the kids to be paid back with interest
upon the sale of her home, is that going to be considered a problematic transfer for qualifying for Medicaid?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any other suggestions, thoughts, recommendations? <o:p></o:p></p>
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