Donald Vanarelli – Page 35 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Jan

Daughter/Executrix Who Disputed Terms of Mother’s Will is Denied Commissions

January 11, 2016

Linda Hall was the executrix of her mother’s estate. Hall had initially had a 2005...

Jan

Medicare Now Covers Conversations About End-of-Life Care

January 8, 2016

Medicare beneficiaries may now discuss options for end-of-life care with their health care providers. Beneficiaries...

Jan

Roundup of Key Elder Law Numbers for 2016

January 5, 2016

Below are figures for 2016 that are frequently used in the elder law practice or...

Jan

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016!

January 1, 2016

Here’s wishing all of you, your families and loved ones a successful, fulfilling and happy...

Dec

Lawyer Must Pay Legal Fees in Undue Influence Case

December 23, 2015

A lawyer who was found to have exerted undue influence over his mother must reimburse...

Dec

SSA Publishes Regulations for ABLE Accounts Owned by SSI Recipients

December 22, 2015

As explained in previous blog posts here, here and here, an Achieving a Better Life...

Dec

Bank Not Liable For Improper Withdrawals from Nursing Home Resident’s Account Made By Resident’s Agent Under Power of Attorney

December 21, 2015

In 2003, Michael Yahatz opened a bank account. The following year, the bank was acquired...

Dec

Appeals Court Defines When a Parent has “Abandoned” a Child for Purposes of Intestate Succession

December 15, 2015

Under the New Jersey laws of intestacy, if a decedent dies without a will and...

Dec

Special Needs Trust Lacking Payback Provision Countable

December 13, 2015

In this case, a Medicaid application filed by the beneficiary of a special needs trust...

Dec

Imputation of Income to a Divorcing Spouse

December 11, 2015

In many divorce cases, when a one spouse or parent is not reporting his or...

Dec

Appellate Division Rejects Surviving Spouse’s Claim To Life Insurance Proceeds

December 7, 2015

In this case, a surviving spouse’s claim to her deceased spouse’s life insurance proceeds was...

Dec

Determining Disability Under Social Security’s Rules and Regulations

December 1, 2015

Disability benefits are available to claimants under both disability benefit programs established under the Social...

Nov

Attorney Who Provided Flawed Medicaid Planning Advice by Counseling Against Life Estate Liable For Legal Malpractice

November 24, 2015

Marie Brissette and her husband consulted attorney Edward Ryan for advice about how to protect...

Nov

Administrator of Estate Lacked Standing to Appeal Medicaid Denial

November 23, 2015

A court in Connecticut ruled that the administrator of an estate lacked standing to appeal...

Nov

Judge Rules NJ’s Prevention of Domestic Violence Act Covers Elder Abuse

November 18, 2015

In a case of first impression, a trial judge in Ocean County ruled that victims...

Nov

Reporting Requirements for SSI Recipients

November 17, 2015

The Social Security Administration (SSA) requires periodic reports from all recipients of Supplemental Security Income...

Nov

Appellate Division Rejects Claim That Marriage Creates a Presumptive Right to a Deceased Spouse’s Retirement Accounts

November 8, 2015

On March 9, 2015, I blogged about an Appellate Division case holding that marriage does...

Nov

Medicaid Not Required to Consider Applicant’s Trust Reformed by a Court During the Look-Back Period

November 4, 2015

An appeals court holds that the Massachusetts Medicaid is not required to recognize the reformation...

Nov

Appellate Division Rejects Estate’s Challenge to DMAHS and DDD Claims for Reimbursement of Benefits Paid to Decedent

November 2, 2015

The decedent, Tracy Solivan, had been disabled at birth as a result of medical malpractice...

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