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Apr

Does The VA Consider Assets Transferred To A Special Needs Trust In Determining Eligibility for VA Improved Pension And Aid And Attendance Benefits?

April 2, 2010

A growing number of my elder law clients have asked me whether the Department of...

Mar

NJ Supreme Court Rules That The Attorney-Client Privilege Protects Worker's E-Mail Exchanges With Lawyer On Company Laptop

March 31, 2010

Yesterday, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the attorney-client privilege protects e-mails between a...

Mar

Medicaid Eligibility And The Pickle Amendment

March 30, 2010

Named after its Congressional sponsor and enacted in 1977, the Pickle Amendment created a separate...

Mar

Payment For Care Under A Contract Is Not Transfer For Fair Market Value And Results In A Penalty Period Under Medicaid

March 29, 2010

A New Jersey appeals court recently held that a life care contract between a nursing...

Mar

Tweeting The ABA TechShow

March 28, 2010

Each year, the Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association (ABA) presents the...

Mar

New Jersey Elder Law and Special Needs Planning Attorney Donald D. Vanarelli Again Selected As A “Super Lawyer” in 2010

March 27, 2010

Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq., with offices at 242 St. Paul Street, Westfield, NJ, has been...

Mar

Son Not Liable For Unpaid Nursing Home Bill Even Though Transfer Of Father’s Home To Son Caused Father To Be Ineligible For Medicaid

March 25, 2010

Heriberto Pumarejo transferred the ownership of his home to his son, Herbert Pumarejo, Jr., for...

Mar

The Purchase Of A Private Annuity By An SSI Beneficiary Is A Permissible Spend-Down Technique

March 21, 2010

As you know, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, administered by the Social Security Administration...

Mar

Tips For Parents Of Children With Disabilities And Other Special Needs Who Are Planning Their Estates

March 16, 2010

The following list contains some of the most frequently encountered issues faced by parents of...

Mar

General Guidelines for Collaborative Family Law Negotiations

March 15, 2010

These guidelines are intended to establish a framework for collaborative family law negotiations undertaken by...

Mar

200,000 Veterans Expected to File Agent Orange Claims Over Next Two Years

March 11, 2010

Following is a news release about the Department of Veterans Affairs new initiative to fast...

Mar

State Medicaid Directors Ask CMS To Change Annuity Rules

March 11, 2010

Conceding defeat in the courts, the National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD) has sent...

Mar

Is The Agent Under A Power Of Attorney Who Misappropriates Money "Authorized" To Transfer The Principal’s Assets?

March 6, 2010

State v. Kennedy, 61 N.J. 509 (1972) explored the issue of “legally authorized” transfers made...

Mar

What Does A Court Mean When Litigants Are Ordered To "Mediate In Good Faith?"

March 5, 2010

Two recent non-NJ courts have taken a look at what constitutes “good faith” by a...

Mar

Social Security Will Run A Deficit In 2010 And 2011, And Maybe Beyond

March 4, 2010

Social Security’s annual surplus nearly evaporated in 2009 for the first time in 25 years...

Feb

Top Vanarelli Law Office Blog Posts: Week of March 28 – April 3, 2010