Can an estate recovery claim take a parent’s home? | NC

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Q: What happens when a deceased parent's home is the main inheritance and the estate faces a recovery claim? A: In North Carolina, a Medicaid estate recovery claim can attach to the probate estate, including a home that would otherwise go to the heirs. Even though real estate may pass to heirs at death, it can still be subject to valid estate debts. The State is treated as an estate creditor,…