Blog – Page 19 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Dec

Assets In Joint Account Belong To Surviving Daughter; Siblings Undue Influence Challenge Rejected

Mrs. Jones and her husband had three children: Barbara, David, and Walter. Mr. and Mrs....

Dec

Burden Is on Medicaid Applicant to Provide Verifying Bank Statements

A New Jersey appeals court held that the state was not required to assist a...

Dec

In Massive Estate Litigation, Challenge To Will Unsuccessful But Fees Awarded To Loser Even Though Her Father Funded The Lawsuit

Robert B. Cohen was a man of “great wealth.” At the time of his death...

Dec

Payment of Medicaid Applicant’s Attorneys’ Fees Is Partial Return of Assets that May Reduce Penalty Period

Wyoming’s highest court ruled that the state should not have denied a Medicaid applicant’s request...

Dec

The Handbook for Helping People Living Alone with Dementia Who Have No Known Support

The Handbook for Helping People Living Alone with Dementia Who Have No Known Support provides...

Dec

Attorney Suspended for Charging Excessive Fees for Medicaid and Veterans Benefit Planning to Pay Long-Term Care Costs

Kansas’s highest court suspended for six months an attorney who, among other things, charged a...

Dec

Appeals Court Reverses Default Entered Against Trustee Bank Based On Mistaken Failure To File An Answer

Following the decedent’s death, Bank of America became successor trustee of four trusts created by...

Nov

Nursing Home’s Failure To Submit Timely Request for Clinical Screening Results In Denial Of Medicaid Application

Petitioner was admitted to Monmouth Medical Center. Thereafter, petitioner was discharged to Liberty Royal Rehabilitation...

Nov

Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. to Present on Medicaid Planning by Guardians at the 2018 Elder Law College

Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. (http://VanarelliLaw.com/) will present at the 2018 Elder Law College given by...

Nov

Parentage Act Cannot Destroy Biological Son’s Right To Inherit Father’s Estate

Gregory Bock, Jr. was born two months after his mother married Gregory Bock, Sr. However,...

Nov

Medicaid Penalty Imposed When Applicant’s Right To Trust Income Terminated After Trust Assets Distributed To Beneficiary

In 2002, J.S., a Medicaid applicant, created an irrevocable trust naming his son K.S. as...

Nov

Supreme Court Rules New Jersey Lawyers May Now Use The Terms “Expertise,” “Specialize,” and “Specialist” In Advertising

The New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Attorney Advertising previously prohibited lawyers licensed in New...

Nov

Donald D. Vanarelli Named To The New Jersey Super Lawyers List, Again

We are please to announce that Donald D. Vanarelli has been named to the 2019...

Nov

First Marking Period Check-Up In The New School Year

(This post was prepared by guest bloggers, Beth Manes and Jessica Weinberg, attorneys whose practice...

Nov

Executor’s Failure To Disclose Unfiled Estate Tax Return Does Not Invalidate Estate Litigation Settlement

Following their father’s death and the appointment of Brandon Marrazzo (“Brandon”) as executor of the...

Nov

2019 Elder Law Fact Sheet

Every year we release the key dollar amounts that are frequently used in elder law,...

Nov

Combating Elder Abuse

It’s not always easy to recognize elder abuse when it happens to someone you love...

Nov

Executor Can’t Avoid Chancery Court Order By Filing New Probate Action

The decedent, John F. Piazza, died a widower in 2012, survived by three children: Barbara...

Nov

Learn About Social Security’s Online Tools

With the aging population becoming increasingly tech savvy, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has moved...

Oct

Advance Directives: A Counseling Guide

To improve advance health care planning, the American Bar Association’s Commission on Law and Aging...

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