Guardianships and Representative Payee Services¶
Generated from the gc-benefits catalog. It lists what the owner record states. It is not an eligibility decision; confirm current rules with the program.
The Department may serve as a court-appointed guardian for a person’s personal and/or financial affairs, or handle an individual’s Social Security funds and assist with necessary expenses as representative payee.
- Owner record:
ny/schoharie-county-guardianship-and-representative-payee-services - Jurisdiction code:
NY - Frame:
care_recipient - Review by: 2026-11-15
- Authority: Schoharie County Department of Social Services
Offering 1: guardianship¶
Under Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law, a court may appoint a guardian when necessary to provide for a person’s personal and/or financial affairs. The Commissioner of Social Services may be appointed when no suitable relative is able to serve.
- Availability (owner codes):
{"intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}
Conditions:
- All of these:
- Stated condition, not checked automatically: "the Court may appoint a guardian for a person if it has been determined that the appointment is necessary to provide for the personal and/or financial affairs of the person."
- Stated condition, not checked automatically: "when no suitable relative is able to serve."
Access route 1.1¶
- Where: Schoharie County Department of Social Services
- How: Contact the Department of Social Services for information.
- Phone: 518-295-8356
Offering 2: representative_payee¶
The Department of Social Services may be appointed to handle an individual’s Social Security funds and assist in paying necessary expenses.
- Availability (owner codes):
{"intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}
Conditions:
- Stated condition, not checked automatically: "When an individual is unable to manage their Social Security funds"
Access route 2.1¶
- Where: Schoharie County Department of Social Services
- How: Contact the Department of Social Services for information.
- Phone: 518-295-8356
Owner confirmations¶
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Evidence¶
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284 Main Street, 2nd Fl Schoharie, NY 12157\n* 
(518) 295-8356\n* 
(518) 295-8492\n* 
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