Vincent v. Department of Human Services

State: Illinois

Court: 3rd District Appellate

Docket No: 3-08-0096 Rel

Case Date: 06/18/2009

Preview:No. 3--08--0096 _________________________________________________________________ Filed June 18, 2009 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS THIRD DISTRICT A.D., 2009 MABEL VINCENT, a Disabled Person, by JANICE REED, her Daughter and Next Friend, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of the 14th Judicial Circuit, ) Henry County, Illinois. ) Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ) v. ) No. 06--MR--49 ) THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN ) SERVICES, ) ) Honorable Defendant-Appellant. ) Larry S. Vandersnick, ) Judge, Presiding. _________________________________________________________________ JUSTICE HOLDRIDGE delivered the opinion of the court: _________________________________________________________________ This action was brought by the plaintiff, Janice Reed, as next friend of Mabel Vincent, her mother, against the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS or Department). The

Department determined that Mabel Vincent had "available assets" of $138,119, as defined by the Social Security Act, also popularly known as the Medicaid Act (the Medicaid Act) (42 U.S.C.

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