This database is currently sponsored by the Wisconsin chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and Krause Financial. I thank them for their support!
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- Currently covers all decisions from 2020 to date, plus select decisions going back to 2000; I am continually adding more (623 decisions published as of 01/16/2026)
- Only decisions relevant or useful to elder law attorneys are included
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Introduction: How to Research and Use Fair Hearing Decisions
Recently Published
- MRA 159882 (10/27/2014) Annuity unavailable for 30+ days, farm rented out was exempt business property
- MDV 143690 (11/23/2012) Real estate in LLCs was not divestment, not exempt business property
- MED 36/91877 (06/04/2008) Exempting homestead property requires only intent to return
- MDV 5/105182 (2009) Community Spouse divested by death to an irrevocable trust
- MDV 59/60290 (01/20/2004) CS disinherited IS, divested upon death
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Decisions by Issue
Note: This outline is loosely based on the Medicaid Eligibility Handbook and will be tweaked as this database matures. For now, many entries will have no related fair hearing decisions.
1 / Applications and Renewals +
2 / Nonfinancial Eligibility +
3.4 / Spousal impoverishment +