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Medicaid varies by state and you don't mention where you live. A variable in your question is the value of your car currently. If it's a beater, worth less than $1000 (I'm naming a random low amount) then that may be very different than if it's fairly new and worth $10,000+. Another variable may be if the car title is only in your name, and not your husband's as well. I think this is worth a call to the Medicaid office since you haven't given enough information to provide better guidance..
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If the car is in your name only, I am sure you can gift it. Call his Medicaid caseworker and run it by them.
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Can't you just let him use the car and add him to the insurance? Let him pay the insurance.

As far as "gifting" the car to him, it depends on the value of the vehicle, and other factors of your income, assets, and liabilities.

You could call the medicaid worker and ask if giving the car to your son would affect your husband's medicaid eligibility.
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Gifting is not recommended for Medicaid purposes. I would contact an elder attorney for that. Can you just transfer the vehicle’s title to your son? However, depends on
vehicle’s book value.
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It would be worth a talk with your elder law attorney.
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Joyce3130: Retain an attorney.
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Are you "gifting" YOUR car or your husbands car?
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Whatever you find out -give or not giving car- at least in Virginia, Sell it to your son for a few dollars (I usually use 35.00). This made the transfer of the title easier (I signed it when I “sold” it) at the DMV and it saved the buyer $$ for the taxes.
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Weaver Apr 1, 2025
It depends on the state, but in KS you just fill out a form proving he is a family member then you write "gift" instead of any dollar amount on the title. If you try to sell for just a few dollars without proving it's family- they will assess the actual car value against him and he will have to pay based on that dollar amount . Please research your state- I did it over a couple hours and have moms car title and registration now in my name with no fee beyond normal registration.
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Is hubby sound mind - if yes pose ask to him
If not and he can no longer drive then
i would imagine as long as the value of the car isn’t needed to help hubby then I’d say reasonable
is don going to help you driving to centre hubby is at?
if he’s if sound mind I think you shd ask out of respect
end of day if something happened to hubby would he be leaving the car to your son?
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If husband is on Medicaid, then he has already qualified for it. You have apparently already done separation of finances? Otherwise, you would be allowed to keep a home and to each have a car I do believe.

However, gifting a car may be a mistake whether or not it has impact on husband's medicaid. If this is your car and he isn't on the title of it, then it is yours to gift if you have made payments for it on your own, or did pay for it on your own when you bought it. However, understand that this has repercussions on your OWN ability to get Medicaid with the 5 year (2 1/2 in California) lookback should you fall ill.

Given the fact that this has potential for posing problems for either hubby or yourself I would consult an elder law attorney; take title to car with you to a 1 hour office consult.
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