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California’s Medi-Cal program is reinstating strict asset limits starting January 1, 2026. If you or a loved one has more than $130,000 in countable assets ($195,000 for couples), you may no longer qualify for Medi-Cal long-term care benefits without advance planning.
Learn precisely what assets will count against you and which ones are protected under the new rules.
Discover why transfers made in 2025 are likely free from scrutiny and how to take advantage of current flexible rules.
Explore irrevocable trusts, exempt asset strategies, and other tools that take time to set up properly.
See how Central Coast families are already preparing and protecting their assets before the rules change.
Leave with specific next steps tailored to your family’s unique situation and timeline.
Get your specific questions answered by someone who’s helped hundreds of Central Coast families.
Julianna Malis is a nationally recognized estate planning and elder law attorney focusing on traditional estate planning, asset protection and estate administration. She has been practicing law on the Central Coast for over twenty years and is devoted to protecting families and small businesses.
Julianna helps families stop worrying about the âwhat ifsâ in life, and instead prepare for life events through proper estate planning.  As the founder of Santa Barbara Estate Planning Law Group, she brings a family-centered approach to planning, with a focus on practical solutions for families and high net worth individuals. She is also Certified Dementia Practitioner Trainer and Certified Dementia Practitioner and a frequent speaker to public and private groups on issues of estate planning, elder law, and asset protection planning.
Julianna formed Santa Barbara Estate Planning Law Group after becoming her motherâs caregiver. She decided she would use her personal experience to help other families who might be part of the âSandwich Generationâ (i.e. adults âsandwichedâ between the challenges of simultaneously caring for aging parents and their own family) with navigating the elder care life care continuum.Â