Blog – Page 18 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Feb

Updates To SSA Rules Governing Disbursements From Special Needs Trusts

This blog post discusses recent changes in how the Social Security Administration (SSA) evaluates disbursements...

Feb

Appellate Division Reviews Estate Litigation Case for the Third Time; Upholds Dismissal of Niece’s Lawsuit

The decedent, Kathryn Parker Blair, had executed a will bequeathing her estate to her siblings...

Feb

Disabled Vietnam War Era Veterans Who Served On Ships Off Vietnam Coast But Did Not Set Foot On Land Now Entitled To Presumption Of Service-Connection

In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that...

Feb

New App Helps Older Adults Plan For A Future When Driving Is No Longer An Option

MyMobility Plan, a new tool from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, helps older...

Feb

SSA Proposes To Conduct All Appeals From Benefit Denials Via Video Conference, Ending Live, In-Person Hearings

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is one of the major federal programs that provides monetary...

Jan

Get Medicare’s New, And First Official, “What’s Covered” App!

Is your medical item or service covered by Medicare Part A and/or Part B? Now...

Jan

Trustee Of Special Needs Trust Cleared Of Frivolous Conduct By NY Appeals Court, Which Also Removed Sanctions

(The following blog post is adapted from a summary of this case on the ElderLawAnswers...

Jan

Nursing Home Resident’s Son Who Filed A Medicaid Application Which Was Denied Did Not Breach Admissions Agreement

A New Jersey appeals court held that a nursing home is not entitled to summary...

Jan

Bequest From Elderly Bank Customer To Bank Employee Upheld On Appeal

The decedent was an elderly man with no immediate family. His Last Will and Testament...

Jan

Applicant’s Excess Income In Qualified Income Trust Cannot Be Considered In Determining Medicaid Eligibility

M.K. resided in an assisted living facility (ALF) since 2006. She applied for Medicaid benefits...

Jan

Aged / Disabled Veterans And Dependents May Be Eligible For VA Pension Benefits To Help Pay Long-Term Care Costs

Veterans and their families should be aware of the various benefits that may be available...

Jan

Even If Beneficiaries Had Influenced Decedent, Last Will And Testament Will Be Upheld Unless The Influence Was “Undue”

The decedent’s wife predeceased him. Thereafter, in 2009 the decedent executed a new will leaving...

Jan

A Confidential Relationship Existed, But There Was No Undue Influence Of The Decedent By His Daughter

Anthony F. Cordasco and his wife, Louise, were living in a condominium when Louise became...

Jan

Why Hire an Elder Law Attorney?

What is Elder Law? Elder Law is broad legal practice area involving the complex problems...

Jan

Family Support Delaying Medicaid Applicant’s Nursing Home Admission “Should Be Commended, Not Penalized”

A Massachusetts trial court ruled that a Medicaid hearing examiner should have accepted evidence that...

Jan

Will Admitted To Probate After Court Finds NO Undue Influence, NO Fraud and NO Incapacity

Karen Horbatt was Theodore A. Kaczmarek’s niece by marriage. After Karen’s aunt died, Theodore executed...

Jan

Frequently Asked Questions About Veterans Benefits 2019

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Jan