DHA Case No. MGE 162960 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals March 6, 2015) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF In a spousal impoverishment case, any assets designated for burial purposes are exempt (as long as the amount is reasonable). In this case, the petitioner designated stocks and an insurance policy as burial funds on his November […] Read more
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DHA Case No. MED-40/46891 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals March 29, 2001) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF In a spousal impoverishment case, the Wisconsin administrative code provides that funds “expressly set aside” for burial expenses are not countable. In this case, the petitioner’s attorney told the county agency, in writing, that $3,000 in a certain […] Read more