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In Maine, the Medicaid benefit is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). It is called MaineCare. MaineCare helps pay for long-term care services for medically and financially eligible individuals. The MaineCare rules regarding long-term care are complex. They include: An asset limit for countable assets A five-year look-back period Transfer penalties…
What to Do with Stimulus Checks Received by Estates
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You may have been seeing, reading, or hearing on your favorite source of media that stimulus checks are being delivered to some of our deceased relatives. Can the estate keep it? Personal Representatives of estates have been asking what to do if they receive a direct deposit or a check in the mail with this…
Change in Maine Law Regarding Liability of an Agent Serving Under a Financial Power of Attorney
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In a financial power of attorney, one person (the principal) gives another person (the agent) the authority to manage the principal’s property and to make financial decisions for the principal. A financial power of attorney (FPOA) is a very powerful document. An expansive FPOA may give the agent authority that is as broad as or…
GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS AND DE FACTO PARENTHOOD
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The following article was co-written and presented at the Maine State Bar Association’s Family Law Institute by Stephen D. Nelson, Esq. and Anthony A. Trask, Esq. Please note that all citations have been omitted. However, a full copy of the article, complete with citations and footnotes, can be viewed upon request. I. INTRODUCTION Nearly a…
Achieving Better Life Experience
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Do I have to spend down my entire settlement or inheritance to be able to keep my Supplemental Security Income (SSI)? No! There is a new savings tool available to individuals with disabilities called the ABLE account. ABLE stands for Achieving a Better Life Experience. This Act was passed in December 2014, and it allows…