Last week, at the annual State Bar Association Convention in Atlantic City, I was inducted as the Chair of the Elder and Disability Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association for 2010 – 2011. As readers of this blog know, elder and disability law are highly specialized areas of law which address the.. read more →
The Treasury Department and the four major benefit agencies, the Social Security Administration, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Railroad Retirement Board, are jointly releasing new rules which prevent banks from seizing Social Security and other federal benefits from customers facing debt collectors. The new rules would.. read more →
The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs owns and operates three nursing homes in New Jersey, referred to as the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Homes (“NJ Veterans Nursing Homes”). The three NJ Veterans Nursing Homes are located in Paramus, Edison and Vineland. These are state facilities, governed by the state regulations found in.. read more →
On May 7, a debate, of sorts, on the future of law practice was held entirely on Twitter, the social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets, or text-based posts of up to 140 characters. Participants debated the pros and cons of the virtual law office.. read more →
It’s a little late, but here it is anyway. What? My review of last month’s most popular articles on the Vanarelli Law Office Blog and Website, of course. The original post date and a short summary of each article are included after each hyperlinked title. Gift Tax Annual Exclusion Amount Unchanged In 2010 – October.. read more →
This week, a New Jersey appeals court concluded, for the first time, that a cause of action for infliction of emotional distress can be asserted when one parent turns the couple’s children against the other. Segal v. Lynch, Docket No. A-0805-08T2 (App. Div., May 3, 2010) Plaintiff, the father of two minor children, filed a.. read more →
Following is an exchange posted on a electronic bulletin board devoted to the discussion of issues involving pension and compensation claims submitted to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): Question: My client applied for pension benefits from the VA. The client was deemed medically qualified for VA Aid and Attendance benefits, but denied pension benefits.. read more →
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