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Transfer of assets and Medicaid eligibility illustration.

Apr

Medicaid Announces Decreased Penalty Divisor for 2025

To discourage the practice of transferring assets to obtain Medicaid eligibility, Congress enacted legislation to...

Mar

Special Needs Planning News | March 2025

For additional information concerning special needs planning visit: https://vanarellilaw.com/special-needs-disability-planning/ Call 908-232-7400 or click here to...

Mar

What is Adult Protective Services (“APS”)?

Adult Protective Services, or “APS,” is a program within the New Jersey Division of Aging...

A government tax-collector tries to collect at a grave site.

Feb

Does New Jersey Still Have Death Taxes?

Besides the Federal estate tax, there used to be two separate New Jersey State taxes...

Feb

Elder and Disability Law News | February 2025

For additional information concerning elder and disability law visit: https://vanarellilaw.com/legal-services/ Call 908-232-7400 or click here...

Illustration of Medicaid health insurance concept.

Feb

2025 Medicaid Numbers Released

MEDICAID is a joint federal and state program that provides medical assistance for financially eligible...

Illustration of legal concept: last will and testament

Feb

Last Will and Testament May be Construed to Create a Testamentary Trust, Even if the Term “Trust” Does Not Appear in the Will

A husband and wife, Peter and Nghia, executed Wills on the same day, and both...

Divorced widow at ex-husband's grave site.

Feb

Supreme Court Ruling: Despite Divorce, Ex-wife is Entitled to Decedent’s Bonds Based on “POD” Designation

The New Jersey Supreme Court issued a ruling on January 27, 2025 that affirmed, as...

An illustration of NJ Supreme Court decision in which legal fees were denied for court-appointed attorney.

Jan

Supreme Court Ruling: Legal Fees were Properly Denied to Court-appointed Attorney and Temporary Guardian

In 2023, the New Jersey Superior, Court Appellate Division refused to order fee-shifting to Office...

Dec

Special Needs Planning News | December 2024

For additional information concerning special needs planning visit: https://vanarellilaw.com/special-needs-disability-planning/ Call 908-232-7400 or click here to...

Nov

Beneficial Ownership Interest Reporting

The Corporate Transparency Act, which was passed by Congress in 2021, creates a new beneficial...

Nov

Elder and Disability Law News | November 2024

For additional information concerning elder and disability law visit: https://vanarellilaw.com/legal-services/ Call 908-232-7400 or click here...

Designation of will beneficiaries illustration.

Oct

Think Your Will Governs Who Gets Your Estate? Check Your Beneficiary Designations!

When most people think of their “estate plan,” they think of their Wills. And it...

Parents with three adopted children illustration.

Oct

Can Adult Adoptees Be Beneficiaries of a Trust Created for “Adopted Children”?

The “Stranger to the Adoption” Doctrine Bars Adult Adoptee from Receiving a Class Gift Held...

Oct

Special Needs Planning News | October 2024

For additional information concerning special needs planning visit: https://vanarellilaw.com/special-needs-disability-planning/ Call 908-232-7400 or click here to...

Elderly father sits in wheelchair, attended to by his caregiver daughter.

Sep

Providing Care for Your Aging Parent? Consider Entering into a Caregiver Contract

With a growing number of adults providing substantial care to an aging parent, adult children...

Lost in thought, widow stares out the window, looking quite sad, illustration.

Sep

Chancery Court Denies Widow’s Request to Compel Sale of Certain Estate Assets to Her

The decedent’s surviving spouse Deborah had previously filed a probate lawsuit under New Jersey Statute...

Sep

Elder and Disability Law News | September 2024

For additional information concerning elder and disability law visit: https://vanarellilaw.com/legal-services/ Call 908-232-7400 or click here...

Color illustration of divorce proceedings.

Aug

Despite Divorce, Ex-wife is Entitled to Decedent’s Bonds Based on “POD” Designation

Prior to his death, the decedent (Michael) and his wife (Jeanine) had divorced and entered...

Illustration of nursing home resident in wheelchair being assisted by staff.

Aug

Medicaid 2024 Community Spousal Maintenance and Shelter Allowance Adjustments

Effective July 1, 2024, the Medicaid Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (also known as “MMMNA”)...

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Medicaid Announces Decreased Penalty Divisor for 2025

Special Needs Planning News | March 2025

What is Adult Protective Services (“APS”)?

Does New Jersey Still Have Death Taxes?

Elder and Disability Law News | February 2025

2025 Medicaid Numbers Released

Last Will and Testament May be Construed to Create a Testamentary Trust, Even if the Term “Trust” Does Not Appear in the Will

Supreme Court Ruling: Despite Divorce, Ex-wife is Entitled to Decedent’s Bonds Based on “POD” Designation

Supreme Court Ruling: Legal Fees were Properly Denied to Court-appointed Attorney and Temporary Guardian

Special Needs Planning News | December 2024

Beneficial Ownership Interest Reporting

Elder and Disability Law News | November 2024

Think Your Will Governs Who Gets Your Estate? Check Your Beneficiary Designations!

Can Adult Adoptees Be Beneficiaries of a Trust Created for “Adopted Children”?

Special Needs Planning News | October 2024

Providing Care for Your Aging Parent? Consider Entering into a Caregiver Contract

Chancery Court Denies Widow’s Request to Compel Sale of Certain Estate Assets to Her

Elder and Disability Law News | September 2024

Despite Divorce, Ex-wife is Entitled to Decedent’s Bonds Based on “POD” Designation

Medicaid 2024 Community Spousal Maintenance and Shelter Allowance Adjustments

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