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Donald Vanarelli
23
Jan

Federal Court Again Rules That The Payment Stream From An Annuity Paid To The Spouse Of A Nursing Home Resident Is Not Countable In Determining The Nursing Home Resident's Eligibility For Medicaid

January 23, 2009
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, in a case entitled Weatherbee...
22
Jan

Uniform Adult Guardianship And Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act

January 22, 2009
The Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceeding Jurisdiction Act (UAGPPJA) has been endorsed by the...
21
Jan

CMS issues new POMS for trusts

January 21, 2009
A new Programs Operations Manual System (POMS), used by Social Security Administration employees to administer...
19
Jan

SSA Adopts "Preponderance of the Evidence" Standard

January 19, 2009
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a final rule that applies the “preponderance of...
18
Jan

SSA Online Retirement Tools

January 18, 2009
Retirement Estimator.  The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a new on-line calculator that allows authenticated...
17
Jan

Legal Podcasting

January 17, 2009
A podcast is a series of audio or video digital media files which is distributed...
15
Jan

Top 10 (Actually 14) New Jersey Guardianship / Elder Law / Medicaid and Public Benefits Planning Cases

January 15, 2009
In my years of practicing elder law and guardianship litigation, I’ve become accustomed to meeting...
13
Jan

Law Is Far From The Worst Profession; Lawyers Rank Substantially Higher Than Nuclear Decontamination Technicians

January 13, 2009
In spite of all of the complaining that lawyers do about their jobs and clients...
11
Jan

Top New Jersey Elder Law Cases Decided In 2008

January 11, 2009
There were 6 significant cases decided in New Jersey in 2008 in the area of...
10
Jan

Key Decisions in Setting Up a Special Needs Trust

January 10, 2009
Simply defined, a trust is an agreement between two people — a grantor who donates...
10
Jan

The Trustee of a Special Needs Trust for an Adult Disabled Person May Make Distributions for Pornographic Materials According to Several Special Needs Legal Specialists

January 10, 2009
A recent question to the Academy of Special Needs Planners (ASNP) members-only Listserv generated a...
08
Jan

Can The Costs Of Care In An Assisted Living Facility Be Deducted On Your Federal Individual Income Tax Returns As Medical Expenses?

January 8, 2009
The costs of nursing home care can be deducted on federal individual income tax returns...
07
Jan

Social Security Announces That It Is Beginning to Take Applications On-Line

January 7, 2009
The Social Security Administration, envisaging the near-future prospect of 10,000 baby boomers applying for benefits...
06
Jan

2009 One Page Tax Summary for Qualified Long Term Care Insurance

January 6, 2009
Attached is a one page summary of the tax benefits of tax-qualified long term care...
04
Jan

Law Office of Vanarelli & Li, LLC Blog: Best of 2008

January 4, 2009
In a sense, it seems arrogant to present a list of “best of” posts when...
04
Jan

Law Office of Donald D. Vanarelli Blog: Best of 2008

January 4, 2009
In a sense, it seems arrogant to present a list of “best of” posts when...
02
Jan

It is illegal to evict any tenant in New Jersey just because the landlord owns a dwelling with a mortgage that is being foreclosed

January 2, 2009
After receiving complaints from tenants who received letters telling them that they had to vacate...
02
Jan

Social Security Announces Nationwide Launch of Compassionate Allowances Initiative

January 2, 2009
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has launched a national rollout of the agency’s Compassionate Allowances...
31
Dec

Advice for Claimants for Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits

December 31, 2008
1. Claims for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims based...
30
Dec

54.4 Million Americans, About 1 In 5 US Residents, Report That They Are Disabled To Some Extent

December 30, 2008
About one in five U.S. residents – 19% – reported some level of disability, according...
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