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MARIE A. CORLISS, ESQ.      

                                                       

A BOUTIQUE LAW FIRM EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO ELDER LAW AND ESTATE PLANNING

Extensive experience in the areas of: Elder Law; Medicaid Planning; Trusts and Estates; Special Needs Planning and Estate Administration. Marie Corliss, a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the New York State and Westchester Bar Associations and the Putnam Estate Planning Council, and also serves as a Trustee, Guardianship Court Evaluator, and Legal Guardian.


If My Mom Gifts Me Money to Buy a House, Can Medicaid Take the House?


My mom wants to give me money to purchase a house – between $14,000 and $24,000.  It is my understanding that if she should decide to go to a nursing home within five years they could come back and take the house. Is there any way around this? This is the inheritance that she wanted to give me. I put money down as a deposit on a home before we found this out. What can we do?


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Can I Make Gifts If I Am an Agent Under a Power of Attorney?


I am an agent under my mom's power of attorney. Do I have the power to gift money in her place?


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Six Ideas for Distributing an Estate's Personal Property in a Fair Way

Unlike money, personal belongings usually cannot be divided equally after their owner passes away.  For this reason, distributing items like furniture, jewelry, dishes, silverware, artwork, photographs or clothing is often the most difficult chall

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5 Rights That Trust Beneficiaries Have

As a trust beneficiary, you may feel like you are at the mercy of the trustee, but depending on the type of trust, trust beneficiaries may have rights to ensure the trust is properly managed.

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