Social Security’s newest service-an online application for Medicare for those who want to delay filing for retirement. https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/medicare/ read more →

2010 is the 10th Anniversary of my receipt of an AV Preeminent Rating, the highest available, from Martindale-Hubble. https://www.martindale.com/attorney/donald-d-vanarelli-1129142/ read more →

For information on the collaborative divorce process in New Jersey, visit http://bit.ly/bXID6Z. read more →

Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims dismisses two cases/week filed by disabled vets due to missed deadlines. http://nyti.ms/drd2BM read more →

Check this website to determine if your attorney, agent, or veterans service organization is accredited by the VA. https://www.va.gov/disability/get-help-filing-claim/ read more →

The collaborative divorce process works best if, at the start of the process, all participants, including the divorcing couple and their lawyers, give each other permission to comment tactfully and constructively when the following suggestions for effective negotiations are not being applied: View your “ex” as a vital problem-solving colleague in collaborative negotiations. Be constructive… read more →

In case you missed them, here are the most popular articles posted last week on the Vanarelli Law Office Blog: Tweeting The ABA TechShow – March 28, 2010. Here, I presented a collection of tweets posted on Twitter by some of the speakers and attendees at the recent ABA Techshow, a legal technology conference held.. read more →

A growing number of my elder law clients have asked me whether the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) considers assets transferred to various types of revocable and irrevocable trusts in determining eligibility for Improved Pension and Aid and Attendance benefits. The answer depends in large part upon the type of trust into which assets are.. read more →