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Estate of Kendall v. MassHealth

SJC-12881
Argue Date: Monday October 5, 2020
*Summary:   Decedents' Estates; Creditors' Rights-- Whether MassHealth is entitled to recover Medicaid benefits paid to a decedent where the claim was made more than three years after the date of death.
Justices: Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.
Appellant: Estate of Jacqueline Ann Kendall
Counsel for Appellant: Meredith Fine, Esquire Patricia Keane Martin, Esquire
Appellee: MassHealth
Counsel for Appellee: Ingrid C. Schroffner, Esquire David R. Marks, A.A.G.
Court Appealed From: Essex Probate & Family
Lower Court Judge: Frances M. Giordano, J.
Route to SJC: Sua Sponte Transfer from Appeals Court
Amici Curiae: Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys , Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts, Inc. , Abstract Club , Massachusetts Bar Association

*Summary is not an official part of the court proceedings, it is presented so that those who access the website will have a general understanding of the legal issues in the case.

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