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Donald Vanarelli
06
Apr

Estate Planning For Same Sex Couples

April 6, 2009
In the 2006 Lewis v. Harris decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that, although...
03
Apr

Congress Proposes Tax-Deferred Savings Accounts, called "ABLE" accounts, for People with Special Needs

April 3, 2009
A bill that would create tax-deferred savings accounts for people with special needs has been...
01
Apr

Intentionally Omitting Children From Your Will

April 1, 2009
If a client chooses not to leave his estate equally to his heirs, or even...
31
Mar

More Companies Eliminate 401(k) Matches

March 31, 2009
The battle for a secure retirement is about to get even tougher. Several new surveys...
30
Mar

Overview of the VA Compensation Claims Process

March 30, 2009
Under the veterans’ compensation benefits system, a veteran, a veteran’s dependents or a veteran’s survivors...
29
Mar

Social Security's New Rulings Clarify How The Agency Determines Childhood Disability Under the "Functional Equivalence" Rule

March 29, 2009
On February 17 and 18, 2009, the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued a series of...
27
Mar

Stimulus Payment for Social Security Recipients to Arrive in May's Mail

March 27, 2009
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...
25
Mar

Westfield Lawyer Donald D. Vanarelli Selected As A New Jersey Super Lawyer for Third Consecutive Year

March 25, 2009
Highly regarded Certified Elder Law Attorney among just five percent of lawyers in state to...
25
Mar

Frail Elderly Nursing Home Residents Have Become Victims Of Younger, Stronger and Dangerous Mentally Ill

March 25, 2009
Over the past several years, nursing homes have become dumping grounds for young and middle-age...
25
Mar

Shrinking Staff Levels, A Dramatically Increasing Workload And More Complicated Disabling Impairments Lead To An Exploding Backlog Of SSA Claims

March 25, 2009
According to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office, shrinking staff levels, a dramatically...
23
Mar

NJ Senate Approves Palimony in Writing Legislation

March 23, 2009
Earlier this month, the state Senate approved, by a vote of 21-14, bipartisan-sponsored legislation that...
22
Mar

Pew Research Center Issues Its Bleakest-Ever Report On The State Of The News Media in the United States

March 22, 2009
The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, a nonpolitical, nonpartisan research institute, recently...
21
Mar

Deirdre Wheatley-Liss, Local Attorney, Named to New Jersey’s Best 50 Women in Business

March 21, 2009
Congratulations to my colleague, Deirdre Wheatley-Liss, on being chosen as one of New Jersey’s 50...
21
Mar

Deirdre Wheatley-Liss, Local Attorney, Named to New Jersey's Best 50 Women in Business

March 21, 2009
Congratulations to my colleague, Deirdre Wheatley-Liss, on being chosen as one of New Jersey’s 50...
15
Mar

State and Federal Courts Disbar Attorney for Backdating Deed for Medicaid Planning Purposes

March 15, 2009
In January 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit disbarred an attorney who...
11
Mar

New Jersey Court Rules That Hospital Must Resume Life Support For Patient In Vegetative State

March 11, 2009
A Union County judge has ordered life support resumed for a patient who has been...
06
Mar

Do You Have An Advance Directive For Mental Health Care? Why Would You Want One?

March 6, 2009
An advance directive for mental health care (ADMHC) is a legal document similar to an...
04
Mar

NJ Administrative Judge Finds That A Retirement Annuity Owned By A Community Spouse Is Exempt Under Medicaid

March 4, 2009
In only the second administrative law case of its kind decided in New Jersey, an...
02
Mar

Seven Common Mistakes Made By Elder Law Attorneys With Suggested Solutions

March 2, 2009
According to Aspen Publishers, there are seven common mistakes made by elder law attorneys that,...
28
Feb

Ten most common reasons why a claimant for Social Security benefits may lose on appeal

February 28, 2009
Here are the ten most common reasons why a claim for benefits from the Social...
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