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Donald Vanarelli
01
Apr

Improvident Gifts Made During A Decedent’s Lifetime

April 1, 2013
When a party believes that the decedent’s estate was depleted prior to his or her...
30
Mar

Reporting VA Pension with Aid and Attendance Supplement for Medicaid Purposes

March 30, 2013
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is causing Medicaid applicants to be incorrectly denied benefits...
28
Mar

Compilation of New Jersey Elder and Special Needs Law Blogs

March 28, 2013
When I started blogging in 2008, I reviewed many other law blogs in New Jersey...
22
Mar

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act

March 22, 2013
In the New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act, N.J.S.A. 26:2H-53 et seq., the...
18
Mar

N.J. Supreme Court Grants Certification To Review State’s Refusal To Permit Retired Firefighter To Name Special Needs Trust As Beneficiary Of Pension For His Disabled Child

March 18, 2013
Recently, the New Jersey Supreme Court granted a Petition for Certification I filed asking the Court...
17
Mar

Donald Vanarelli Named to Super Lawyer List for Seventh Consecutive Year; Associate Chen Li Named to Super Lawyer List as “Rising Star”

March 17, 2013
Vanarelli & Li, LLC is proud to announce that two professionals in the firm have...
14
Mar

Court Rules Last Will And Testament Controls The Disposition Of Estate Assets Transferred To Revocable Trust During Decedent’s Life

March 14, 2013
Earlier this month, Hon. Robert P. Contillo, Presiding Judge of the Chancery Division, Bergen County,...
14
Mar

Upcoming ICLE Seminar on Planning for and the Administration of Special Needs Trusts

March 14, 2013
On June 27, 2013, attorney Donald D. Vanarelli will be moderating a panel of speakers...
14
Mar

Upcoming Presentation on Elder Mediation at New Jersey’s Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly

March 14, 2013
On March 25, 2013, attorney Donald D. Vanarelli will be addressing the Office of the...
12
Mar

Claims Folder Storage Area At The VA Regional Office In Winston-Salem, NC

March 12, 2013
In August, the VA’s inspector general said the weight of paper files at the agency’s...
27
Feb

Appellate Division Affirms Probate Judge’s Reduction of Estate Litigation Contingent Fee Award

February 27, 2013
In Estate of Mendonca v. DaSilva, Docket No. A3515-11T2 (App. Div. Feb. 22, 2013), the...
20
Feb

Medicaid Eligibility Under The “Undue Hardship” Exception

February 20, 2013
In the event of a Medicaid denial as a result of an unauthorized transfer or...
16
Feb

Appellate Division Endorses Probate Judge’s Novel Use Of Equitable Remedy To Award Rescission Of “Payable-On-Death” Bank Account Designation

February 16, 2013
In Stephenson, Personal Representative of Estate of Murry v. Spiegle, Docket No. A-4193-11T2 (App.Div., January...
12
Feb

New Jersey Courts May Reform A Testamentary Trust In A Will To Effectuate the Probable Intent of the Testator

February 12, 2013
The New Jersey Supreme Court has directed that the Court’s function in construing a decedent’s...
10
Feb

Appellate Division Spares A Will Contestant Frivolous Litigation Sanctions And The Invocation Of An In Terrorem Clause, Despite Her “Fanciful” Claims

February 10, 2013
In a November 5, 2010 blog post, I discussed the Superior Court of New Jersey,...
07
Feb

Can New Jersey And Private Care Providers Assert Liens For Benefits Provided To Charity Care Recipients?

February 7, 2013
As I explained in a previous post, the New Jersey Hospital Care Payment Assistance Program,...
04
Feb

Decedent’s Foreign Property Is Included In Calculating Spousal Elective Share, Despite Decedent’s Contrary Intent

February 4, 2013
In Estate of Peck, the Chancery Division, Probate Part examined a decedent’s testamentary intent regarding...
01
Feb

Appellate Division Decides Not To Decide Whether Guardian Can Be Held Personally Liable For Fees Of Court-Appointed Counsel For The Ward

February 1, 2013
In Matter of Rizzo, the son of an adjudicated incapacitated person appealed from a Chancery...
28
Jan

The Effect Of Fraud On The Time Limits For Challenging Probate Or Administration

January 28, 2013
In my January 20 blog post, I discussed the time limits imposed under R. 4:85-1...
27
Jan

Can A Veteran Get VA Compensation Benefits On Deceased Spouse’s Service Record As Well As VA Pension Benefits On Survivor’s Service Record?

January 27, 2013
It IS possible for a surviving veteran to receive Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Benefits...
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