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My dad was on Medi-Cal when he passed 10 years ago. The state put a lien on the house we shared. If I die the house has to be sold and my underage children will have to move. I couldn’t afford to pay the $40,000 ten years ago and I can’t afford to pay the $70,000 now. Do I have any other options?

Medi-cal won’t come after your house if you die necessarily. Anyone can keep living in it, tho they will have to pay taxes. It just can’t be transferred.

Being that the average house is near a million dollars and you only owe 70k, though, selling the home might not be a bad deal.
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This is a question for an actual attorney who is familiar with Medicaid recovery in CA. Or, a real estate attorney in CA.
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I think Medicaid may take in consideration there are young children living in the home. This is avquestionbfor a Medicaid caseworker.
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Real estate attorney work. I’m guessing you did not open probate.

Also Make sure you pay the property taxes. I’d be way waaaaAAay more worried about your loosing the house due to delinquent property taxes than MERP.
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