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Donald Vanarelli
29
Oct

New Medicaid Planning Strategy Held To Be Valid In New Jersey In An Important New Case

October 29, 2008
As I reported in a May 22, 2008 blog posting several months ago, I received a...
28
Oct

My article on Elder Mediation published in the New Jersey Lawyer newspaper

October 28, 2008
My article on Elder Mediation was published on October 20, 2008 in the Focus Section...
27
Oct

Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment Figures for 2009 Released by CMS

October 27, 2008
Updated Figures for 2009. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)  has released the...
22
Oct

Mental Health Parity Finally Becomes Law

October 22, 2008
More than ten years after the measure was first proposed, Congress finally passed a law...
20
Oct

Annual Gift Tax Exclusion Jumping to $13,000 Next Year

October 20, 2008
The annual gift tax exclusion will increase from $12,000 to $13,000 effective January 1, 2009,...
18
Oct

How Does Work Affect Your Social Security Payments?

October 18, 2008
Many people continue to work beyond retirement age, either by choice or out of necessity....
14
Oct

Second Circuit Rules that the Three-Day Hospitalization Requirement for Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage under Medicare Starts at Inpatient Admittance

October 14, 2008
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that until a patient is formally admitted to...
13
Oct

Wall Street Journal Article Discusses Estate Planning for Disabled Children and Adults with Special Needs

October 13, 2008
An article in the October 9th edition of The Wall Street Journal discussed estate planning...
12
Oct

Payments to a Nursing Home for Care by an Adult Child for the Benefit of his Parent who was a Medicaid Applicant is Held to Be a Countable Resource in Determining Medicaid Eligibility

October 12, 2008
On September 30, 2008, NJ Administrative Law Judge Stephanie M. Wauters issued a written opinion...
09
Oct

CMS Issues Final Rule Enabling Medicaid Beneficiaries To Direct Personal Assistance Services

October 9, 2008
A final rule that would allow more Medicaid beneficiaries to be in charge of their...
08
Oct

The October 17th edition of the Family Circle Magazine has a GREAT article on Collaborative Divorce

October 8, 2008
The word is really starting to get out about the collaborative divorce process! The October...
07
Oct

A NJ Administrative Law Judge Recently Ruled That The Prepayment by a Medicaid Applicant For Care To Be Provided In The Future By A Family Member Under A Personal Services Contract Was A Transfer Of Assets For Less Than Fair Market Value, Resulting In The Imposition Of A Penalty

October 7, 2008
In a trio of cases which were consolidated because the cases presented a common question...
06
Oct

NJ Appeals Court Allows Limited Disclosure of Notes by a Psychiatrist in Case Challenging Creation of a Supplemental Needs Trust

October 6, 2008
A New Jersey appeals court overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the defendants...
01
Oct

Top 8 New Jersey Mediation Blogs

October 1, 2008
Technorati, the internet search engine that indexes and searches blogs, also analyzes the trends and...
01
Oct

Top 10 New Jersey Mediation Blogs

October 1, 2008
Technorati, the internet search engine that indexes and searches blogs, also analyzes the trends and...
30
Sep

Report Finds That More Than 91% of Nursing Homes Violate Federal Health and Safety Laws in Each of the Past Three Years

September 30, 2008
More than 91 % of U.S. nursing homes were cited last year for violating at...
29
Sep

A New York Appeals Court Holds That The Usual Household Expenses Incurred by a Wife Necessitate An Increased Maintenance Allowance Even Though Her Husband Is A Medicaid Recipient In A Nursing Home

September 29, 2008
A New York appeals court held that a community spouse is entitled to an increased...
26
Sep

CMS Never Ending Penalty Period Rule Upheld in Appeal of Denial of Application for Assisted Living Facility Medicaid in New Jersey

September 26, 2008
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) states that the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005...
25
Sep

I am now an Accredited Attorney under the regulations for the Department of Veterans Affairs

September 25, 2008
I am happy to report that, as of September 19, 2008, I am an accredited...
25
Sep

Kassin vs. Kassin: A Child Support Award, Reduced by Social Security Benefits Received By the Child, May Effect Alimony

September 25, 2008
In this divorce case, the trial court denied the defendant ex-husband’s post-divorce-judgment motion in which...
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