Blog – Page 26 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Nov

Notice Denying Medicaid Must Be Timely, Include Reasons For The Decision And Provide Appeal Rights

E.H. submitted a Medicaid application to the Hudson County Division of Welfare (HCDW) and designated...

Nov

Resources Transferred to Trust Established More Than 5 years Before Applying for Medicaid Are Not Countable

Contrary to the recent decision in the G.V. v. Division of Medical Assistance and Health...

Nov

Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. to Present at the 2017 Elder Law College

Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. (http://VanarelliLaw.com/) will present at the 2017 Elder Law College given by...

Nov

Top 10 New Jersey Elder Law and Special Needs Cases in 2016 – 2017

The 19th Annual Elder and Disability Law Symposium was held on November 9, 2017 at...

Nov

Lawsuit for Unpaid Bills by Nursing Home Against Resident’s Power of Attorney Dismissed, and Attorneys Fees Awarded

A Superior Court judge in Ocean County dismissed a lawsuit filed by a nursing home...

Nov

Case Dismissed: Court Lacked Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Defendant who was Beneficiary of a New Jersey Estate

The plaintiffs in this case were sisters Ashley Nelson-Guedez and Lyndsay Nelson-Nugent, whose father died...

Nov

Tax Plan Ends Medical Expense Deduction

The House Republicans tax proposal introduced today ends the Medical Expense Deduction. This change will...

Nov

Medicaid Denial Vacated; Appeals Court Rejects ALJ’s Conclusion that Testimony of Medicaid Applicant’s Son Lacked Credibility

After being denied Medicaid because of a $70,000 joint bank account she maintained with her...

Oct

Long Term Care Costs Across the United States

The Genworth Cost of Care Survey has been the foundation for long term care planning...

Oct

Audio Recording and PowerPoint Slides of My Presentation at the 2017 Military Law Symposium

On October 14, 2017, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Middlesex County Bar...

Oct

Appellate Division Affirms Chancery Judge Ruling that Counsel Charged “Breathtakingly Excessive” Legal Fees

Following the death of James E. Mellodge, his youngest child, Joyce Sealtiel, was appointed as...

Oct

Unsigned Trust May Be Valid if Decedent Reviewed the Trust and Gave Final Assent to its Contents

The decedent, Dr. Evan Merritt London, was single with no children. He executed a number...

Oct

Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. to Present ‘Elder and Disability Law Update’ at 20th Annual Symposium

2017 Elder and Disability Law Symposium ‘Elder and Disability Law Update’ to be presented by...

Oct

Unsent Text Message on Mobile Phone Accepted as Last Will and Testament by Australian Court

A court in Australia accepted an unsent, draft text message on a mobile phone as...

Oct

Appellate Division Reverses Trial Court: Executor’s Misconduct Did Not Meet the “Extremes” Required in the Statute Allowing Removal of Executor

Dolores Pierce died in December 2014. She appointed her son Michael as executor of her...

Oct

Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. to Present at the 2017 Military Law Symposium

[gview file=”https://vanarellilaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Final-Agenda-for-2017-Military-Law-Symposium.pdf”] The New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Middlesex County Bar Foundation and...

Oct

Although a Confidential Relationship and Suspicious Circumstances Existed, Court Found No Undue Influence

In this will contest, plaintiffs were named as residuary beneficiaries in the Last Will and...

Sep

Court Dismissed Guardianship Action, Denied Compensation to Temporary Guardian, But Awarded Fees to Temporary Guardian’s Attorneys

Maria Delores Heller was in her seventies and suffering from late-stage ALS. She required round-the-clock...

Sep

Law Giving a Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Enacted in New Jersey

On September 13, 2017, Governor Christie signed legislation known as the “Uniform Fiduciary Access to...

Sep

Application for Medicaid Benefits Correctly Denied When Applicant Failed to Submit Proper Verifications

A New Jersey appeals court held that a Medicaid application was properly denied when the...

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