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Medicaid long-term care · Small estate limits · Will and trust rules · Estate and inheritance tax · Common law marriage · Property tax rates · Medicaid expansion · Inheritance tax · Social Security tax

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Medicaid long-term care

Home equity limit$752,000
Look-back60 months (5 years)

Small estate limits Single detailed source

Small estate limit$200,000 personal property; $300,000 real property
Wait after death30 days (personal); 6 months (real)
Real estateYes, by a separate court-filed affidavit

Will and trust rules Single detailed source

Witnesses2
Handwritten willValid if the signature and material parts are in your handwriting
Uniform Trust CodeYes

Estate and inheritance tax

Estate taxNo state estate tax
Inheritance taxNo inheritance tax

Common law marriage

New ones allowed?No
StatusNever allowed

Property tax rates

Effective rate0.48%
On a $300,000 home$1,440 a year

Medicaid expansion Single detailed source

Expanded?Yes
SinceJan. 1, 2014

Inheritance tax

Inheritance tax?No
Sibling paysNo inheritance tax

Social Security tax

State taxes benefits?No