June 2018 Update
ALEI Partners with University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
By: Kimberly Johnson
Extension Legal Specialist and Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI) member Kelly Nuckolls Winslow has traveled to Delaware several times since joining the University of Maryland last summer, providing legal education resources to Delaware farmers — work supported by a partnership between the University of Maryland and the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension (UDE).
As part of this partnership, Winslow gave three presentations at Delaware Agriculture Week in Harrington, DE in January this year. During one presentation on estate planning, Winslow discussed strategies to pay for long-term care which limit the state’s ability to recover one’s assets after their death. As it stands, after the passing of a Medicaid recipient, the state can attempt to recover funds spent on that recipient’s long-term care from their estate.
Show More Winslow says the ALEI-UDE partnership allows her to compare how the laws differ in both states and generate ideas on topics she can explore for both Maryland and Delaware farmers. “I’ve seen that there is a need for estate planning resources for farmers in both states. By participating in Delaware Ag week, I saw a need for more information on how health care programs impact the estate planning process.” “This program helps to fill a critical need for Delaware farmers while providing an opportunity for ALEI to grow,” said Paul Goeringer, a senior member of ALEI, extension legal specialist and faculty member at the University of Maryland, College Park. Goeringer has previously worked with the UDE to provide legal education resources to Delaware farmers. Winslow published an extension publication entitled an Estate Planning for Farmers in Delaware last month, and plans to develop resources on equine law, estate planning, and lease agreements in the near future. Close