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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.
Protecting Your House from Medicaid Estate Recovery


After a Medicaid recipient dies, the state must attempt to recoup from his or her estate whatever benefits it paid for the recipient's care.


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Estate Administration


Estate administration is the process of managing and distributing a person’s property (the “estate”) after death.


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Is an Agent Under a Power of Attorney Entitled to Compensation?


My wife and I have are agents under my 86-year-old mother's durable power of attorney. We are her primary caregivers because she is not able to cook her own meals, clean her own home, do her own laundry, do grocery shopping, drive herself to doctor's appointments, allocate her own medications, or pay her own bills. We are both with her 24/7. I gave up my employment 10 months ago in order to care for her. Are we entitled to some form of compensation under the power of attorney? 


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Social Security Disability Benefits (SSDI)


Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) is an insurance program that is available to qualified workers with disabilities regardless of their resources.


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