Supreme Court of Pennsylvania March 27, 2000, 0032 M.D. Appeal Docket 1999 (Shaak v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare)

OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (“DPW”) has appealed from the order of the Commonwealth Court,

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which held that the corpus of an irrevocable trust, created by Appellee Elizabeth Shaak (Mrs. Shaak), was not an “available resource” to be considered when determining her eligibility for Medical Assistance benefits.