Barbara Carlin, Esq., Paul Shapiro, Esq., and the other professionals at Carlin & Shapiro, P.A. are sensitive to the difficulties facing America’s older generation and the disabled, particularly as the health care system becomes more complicated and costly.
Focusing on the needs of the elderly and disabled, the lawyers provide the highest level of legal representation to every client. The professionals at Carlin & Shapiro, P.A. have a wide range of expertise in the areas of elder law, special needs, estate planning, and estate administration.
The mission of everyone at Carlin & Shapiro, P.A. is to guide clients and their families through life’s most challenging circumstances with compassion and professionalism.
After the death of a MaineCare recipient, if the decedent was fifty-five years or older when he received MaineCare benefits, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will assert a claim against the estate of the decedent or against the beneficiary of the decedent’s estate. […]
The average cost of one month in a nursing home in southern Maine is around $10,000. There are four options open to families to pay these exorbitant costs. If a client cannot qualify for State assistance through the MaineCare program; no longer qualifies or does not qualify for Medicare coverage… […]
Disabled individuals often need assistance and supervision to meet their daily living needs. A disabled individual may need 40 hours a week of assistance from an aide; or need coverage to pay for extensive and ongoing medical bills, or need a monthly stream of income because he cannot work. […]
When your child attains the age of 18, you no longer have the authority to make health care decisions for your child. If you want to continue to have a say in your child’s health care, then your child may designate you to serve as his/her agent with a health care advance directive… […]
