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What is Spousal Refusal?

Spousal refusal is a strategy used to qualify an ill spouse for chronic Medicaid benefits where the other spouse is in relatively good health.

Attorney Tim Crisafulli, of the Crisafulli Estate Planning & Elder Law, P.C., helps listeners understand essential aspects of estate planning, probate, and elder law. As a former middle school and high school teacher, Tim makes complex legal concepts easy to understand. The Crisafulli Estate Planning & Elder Law, P.C. serves clients throughout central New York.