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 | | Marjorie first argues, therefore, that because the incorporated federal statute recognizes that a guardian may establish such a trust for his or her ward, she is authorized by \'a7\~49.454(4) to transfer Scott\rquote s property to a Medicaid Payback Trust even if }{\scaps Wis. Stat. |
 | | She notes that utilization of the Medicaid Payback Trust will avoid the depletion of the guardianship estate, making Scott\rquote s assets available to meet his considerable needs that are not met by the governmental programs. |
 | | Significantly, such a trust may benefit not only the ward but also \'93those dependent upon the [ward] for support,\'94 and a request for the transfer may come from \'93 a parent, the spouse, any issue or next of kin\'94 of the ward, who presumably might benefit from the trust. |
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