In January 2011, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) hosted the annual Family Law Symposium. This year an overflow crowd of over 700 family lawyers were in attendance, the largest audience to attend any program ever held by NJICLE. One presentation in the Family Law Symposium identified the “top 10 family law.. read more →
(This article is from the February 2011 Edition of the Compensation and Pension (C & P) Service Bulletin published by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The C & P Service website can be found here – https://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/ ) During the Vietnam era, most naval aviation units were either carrier based or operated out of Western.. read more →
(The following is part of a discussion, taken from a listserv, or electronic bulletin board, concerning benefits available for veterans, their dependents and survivors from the Department of Veterans Affairs.) Question: I have a client who has applied for Aid and Attendance Benefits (A&A) from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The client is moving.. read more →
I. INTRODUCTION Guardianship actions may be contested by the alleged incapacitated person him/herself, or by third parties, such as the alleged incapacitated person’s adult children. Issues raised in a contested guardianship action generally involve whether the alleged incapacitated person is, in fact, incapacitated; and, if so, who should be appointed as the alleged incapacitated.. read more →
(The folowing is part of a discussion, taken from a listserv, or electronic bulletin board, concerning the effect of distributions from special needs trusts to pay home expenses on eligibility for public benefits) Question: Mother and her disabled daughter own their home equally as tenants in common. Daughter receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. As.. read more →
The New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM) is an association of professionals engaged in the practice of dispute resolution through mediation. The mission of NJAPM is to (1) foster public awareness of mediation, (2) provide information to the public about mediators, (3) protect the public through standards of conduct for NJAPM mediators, and (4).. read more →
What is the Medical Nexus Requirement? As I wrote in a blog post in 2009, in order to receive service-connected compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a veteran must meet three criteria: the veteran must be suffering from a current disability diagnosed by a medical professional; there must be evidence in the military.. read more →
An article in today’s Wall Street Journal provides an overview of Elder Mediation that may be interesting to readers of this blog. According to the article, Elder Mediation is taking off as a profession “as baby boomers seek help with aging parents.” From the article, I derived a good, one sentence description of what Elder.. read more →
On January 6, 2011, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched an internet website for the VA fiduciary program. The VA states that this launch is only the first phase of the internet site and was designed to provide fiduciaries and other interested parties with information regarding VA’s fiduciary program. A VA fiduciary has significant.. read more →
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