Asset Protection for the Middle ClassAsset Protection for the Middle Class
There's a new type of asset protection technique that's evolved from a well-established and highly effective elder law planning tool: the irrevocable income only Medicaid trust (IIOMT). We find the IIOMT to be an extremely effective tool in Medicaid planning. But the IIOMT is now being marketed outside the Medicaid arena as an asset protection tool for middle income families against all creditors.
Mark Merric & Robert D. Gillen
There's a new type of asset protection technique that's evolved from a well-established and highly effective elder law planning tool: the irrevocable income only Medicaid trust (IIOMT). We find the IIOMT to be an extremely effective tool in Medicaid planning. But the IIOMT is now being marketed outside the Medicaid arena as an asset protection tool for middle income families against all creditors. We question the use and effectiveness of the IIOMT as an asset protection tool, as against any creditor other than the government in the Medicaid context.
IIOMT's Original Purpose
For elder law purposes, when (1) property is given to a trust five years in advance; (2) the settlor holds only a mandatory income interes...
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