My mom and I co owned our home and pretty much shared all the furniture. There won't be an estate sale, because I'm still living in the home (not selling it) and her half of the house passed to me on her death (life estate). However, the Medicaid estate recovery questionnaire wants to know if she had any furniture and how much it's worth. I have no idea what would be considered "hers" as we shared most new furniture costs and when we inherited the home from my grandmother, any old furniture was not listed in the will. Needless to say we don't have furniture receipts from 25 years ago. How do I answer this question?
However for probate purposes you can use the estimation (google it), cut it in half because you’re half owner and it won’t make any difference anyway, because you are staying in the house. It would only make a difference if you were selling the furniture.