Also, you should note that MERP can only enforce its claim in probate court. You have not filed the will for probate, which means a) the heirs cannot yet claim ownership of the house, and b) MERP ...

Since MERP began in Texas in 2005, 5,340 applications for those waivers have been filed. Of those, 3,310 were approved, 1,489 were denied, and 541 were recorded as incomplete.

The MERP has clear rules to protect the loved ones you leave behind: recovery cannot be pursued if you have a surviving spouse, nor if you have a child under 21, or a child of any age who is blind ...

Second, MERP’s rules only allow it to enforce a claim in probate court when the beneficiary’s Will and estate are administered. So avoiding probate can avoid MERP’s claim.

MERP is the Texas Medicaid Estate Recovery Program. Its sole purpose is to seize money from the estates of deceased Medicaid recipients and then plop the recovered funds back into the state’s ...