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Transfer of assets and Medicaid eligibility illustration.
To discourage the practice of transferring assets to obtain Medicaid eligibility, Congress enacted legislation to...
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Adult Protective Services, or “APS,” is a program within the New Jersey Division of Aging...
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A government tax-collector tries to collect at a grave site.
Besides the Federal estate tax, there used to be two separate New Jersey State taxes...
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Illustration of Medicaid health insurance concept.
MEDICAID is a joint federal and state program that provides medical assistance for financially eligible...
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Divorced widow at ex-husband's grave site.
The New Jersey Supreme Court issued a ruling on January 27, 2025 that affirmed, as...
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An illustration of NJ Supreme Court decision in which legal fees were denied for court-appointed attorney.
In 2023, the New Jersey Superior, Court Appellate Division refused to order fee-shifting to Office...
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The Corporate Transparency Act, which was passed by Congress in 2021, creates a new beneficial...
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For additional information concerning elder and disability law visit: https://vanarellilaw.com/legal-services/ Call 908-232-7400 or click here...
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Designation of will beneficiaries illustration.
When most people think of their “estate plan,” they think of their Wills. And it...
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Parents with three adopted children illustration.
The “Stranger to the Adoption” Doctrine Bars Adult Adoptee from Receiving a Class Gift Held...
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Elderly father sits in wheelchair, attended to by his caregiver daughter.
With a growing number of adults providing substantial care to an aging parent, adult children...
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Lost in thought, widow stares out the window, looking quite sad, illustration.
The decedent’s surviving spouse Deborah had previously filed a probate lawsuit under New Jersey Statute...
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Color illustration of divorce proceedings.
Prior to his death, the decedent (Michael) and his wife (Jeanine) had divorced and entered...
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Illustration of nursing home resident in wheelchair being assisted by staff.
Effective July 1, 2024, the Medicaid Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (also known as “MMMNA”)...
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