Opinion ID: 1958828
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Heading: Payment of Costs of Administration and Fees From Interest in Property Subjected to Probate Under Section 249A.5(2)(d).

Text: In addition to allowing the Estate Recovery Program's claim for Medicaid reimbursement to be satisfied in whole or in part from Mary's interest in the property that she owned jointly with Allan and Pearl, the district court authorized the payment of costs of administration, including fees for the personal representative and the special executor from the funds received from the sale of that interest. Allan and Pearl assert that this was not authorized because the property interests that are captured by section 249A.5(2)( c ) and ( d ) may only be used for payment of Medicaid-reimbursement claims. We disagree. Under subparagraph ( d ) of the legislation, the jointly owned interest of the deceased Medicaid recipient is made part of the estate in probate. As such, it is available for payment of the costs of administration.