Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Nov

New ABA Web Site Highlights Top Federal Appeals Court Rulings

November 20, 2009

In an effort to help the press and public identify and understand important federal appeals...

Nov

ABA Panel Says Law Firms Must Market Themselves On the Internet

November 20, 2009

Here’s a hot news flash (NOT): law firms in 2009 should market themselves on the...

Nov

Managing End-of-Life Medical Decisions

November 19, 2009

Issues surrounding end-of-life medical decisions are seldom easy. However, planning for future healthcare needs, which...

Nov

Tips On The Use Of Promissory Notes / Loans In Estate Planning To Accelerate Medicaid Eligibility

November 18, 2009

Elder law attorneys who attended the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys’ program in Jersey...

Nov

Fox News Reports: "Collaborative Divorce Can Save Money"

November 17, 2009

Recently, Fox News did a video segment and report on collaborative divorce which featured two...

Nov

Federal Appeals Court Rules That Annuity Payments Made To The Spouse Of A Nursing Home Resident Are Not Countable By Medicaid

November 13, 2009

In Weatherbee v. Richman, 595 F. Supp. 2d 607 (W.D. Pa. 2009), the U.S. District...

Nov

First Training Session On Elder Mediation Held In New Jersey Is A Success

November 13, 2009

The Elder Mediation Center of New Jersey (EMC-NJ), a collaborative alliance of elder law mediators...

Nov

Penalty Period Will Not Start Until Applicant’s Prepayment of Nursing Home Care Costs Is Spent Down

November 10, 2009

In Shelales v. Director of the Office of Medicaid (Mass.App.Ct., No. 08-P-2052, Oct. 30, 2009), the...

Nov

No Increase In Medicaid’s Community Spouse Resource Allowances For 2010

November 10, 2009

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that with no increase in the...

Nov

I Was A Speaker At The NAELA Guardianship And Public Benefits Conference

November 9, 2009

This past weekend, November 7 – 8, 2009, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys...

Nov

Will The Pension Portion of VA Aid and Attendance Benefits Make The Recipient Ineligible For Medicaid Based On Excess Income?

November 7, 2009

Family members in search of sources of funding of long-term care costs for loved ones...

Nov

New Jersey Supreme Court Eases Restrictions on "Super Lawyer" Advertising

November 6, 2009

This week, the New Jersey Supreme Court changed the ethics rules to allow lawyers, for...

Nov

New Jersey Appeals Court Finds That The Entire Controversy Doctrine Applies To Pro Se Litigants

November 5, 2009

The entire controversy doctrine requires litigants in a lawsuit to assert all claims that each...

Nov

SSA Annual Fact Sheet Shows SGA Amount For 2010 Will Be $1,000 Per Month

November 3, 2009

The Social Security Administration (SSA) published its annual Fact Sheet last month, showing changes to...

Nov

Gift Tax Annual Exclusion Amount Unchanged In 2010

October 31, 2009

The gift tax annual exclusion is the maximum amount which a taxpayer can gift each...

Oct

LGBT Aging and Long-Term Care Fairness Survey

October 30, 2009

[I received the following email from the National Senior Citizens Law Center and affiliated groups...

Oct

New York State Court Rejects Personal Care Contracts In Nursing Home Setting

October 30, 2009

In a matter involving personal service agreements, five petitioners brought a court action challenging determinations...

Oct

Unusual Special Needs Trust Distribution Requests

October 29, 2009

Special needs trusts (also known as “supplemental needs” trusts) allow a disabled beneficiary to receive...

Oct

New Jersey Administrative Judge Finds That A Retirement Annuity Owned By A Medicaid Applicant’s Spouse Is Not Countable

October 28, 2009

An Opinion and Order was entered on October 20, 2009 by Administrative Law Judge Joseph...

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