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Letter: Thanks to little-known Utah law, survivors can lose a loved one’s house

Related Topics: Law, House, Mortgage law, Utah

Your loved one over the age of 55 has worked all their life paying off their mortgage, paying property taxes and keeping up their property — but has the misfortune to contract a long-term illness.

Your whole family works hard to keep this loved one in their home, and you are so grateful for Medicaid to supplement Medicare so that your loved one can receive the medical care they need. You met all the financial requirements, the asset requirements and you are assured you will not have to move your loved one out of their home and sell it, as they do not count the home as an asset.