Blog – Page 27 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

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. (Retired) to Present on Medicaid Planning by Guardians at the 2018 Elder Law College

Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. (Retired) (https://vanarellilaw.com/) will present at the 2018 Elder Law College given...

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 (Retired) Named To The New Jersey Super Lawyers List, Again

We are please to announce that Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired) has been named to the...

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...

Oct

Stealing $3M From 24 Elderly Clients Gets NJ Elder Law Attorney Sentenced To 10-Years In Prison

(The following article is reprinted from NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) A once prominent Ocean...

Oct

Guardian Ad Litem Can Settle Lawsuit For A Mentally Incapable Party

In a comprehensive, published opinion, the New Jersey Appellate Division provided guidance regarding the appointment...

Oct

Cost of Nursing Home Care In U.S. Now Exceeds $100,000 A Year, And In N.J. Exceeds $140,000 Annually

Nursing home care is growing ever more expensive. Contact your elder law attorney to learn...

Oct

Medicaid Penalty Resulting From A Transfer Of Assets Cannot Begin Until The End Of The Private Pay Period

If an applicant for Medicaid signed a contract with an assisted living facility agreeing to...

Oct

“Caregivers Neglect Their Own Health” – Article in the Star-Ledger Newspaper on October 18, 2018

The following article appeared in the October 18, 2018 edition of the Star-Ledger newspaper: STUDY...

Oct

Appeal Fails; Unauthenticated Documents Rejected; Medicaid Benefits Denied

B.S. was ninety-two years old and residing in a nursing home when she applied to...

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