Blog – Page 30 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Jan

2017 Updated VA Pension Benefit Rates

Pension Benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Non-Service Connected Disabilities The VA...

Jan

Medicaid Pocket Primer

Kaiser Health News has released a Medicaid Pocket Primer. The Primer explains what the Medicaid...

Jan

2017 MEDICARE, MEDICAID, SOCIAL SECURITY and VA AID and ATTENDANCE Numbers Released

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Social...

Jan

Court Rules Asset Transfers to Child Before Entering Nursing Home Not Made To Qualify for Medicaid

A New York appeals court ruled that a Medicaid applicant successfully rebutted the presumption that...

Jan

Initiating a Guardianship Action

A step-by-step guide to initiating a guardianship action in New Jersey follows. Documents To Be...

Dec

Happy Holidays From Our Law Firm to You

From our entire team, we wish you, your family and friends peace, joy, & prosperity this holiday...

Dec

Admission of Twitter Post as Evidence at Trial Affirmed on Appeal

Arnett Blake and his girlfriend, Cindy Edwards, attended a party at a community center. Defendant,...

Dec

Will the VA Recognize the Cost of Care Provided by an Unlicensed Caregiver?

Question: Will the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recognize the cost of care provided by an...

Dec

SSA issues Emergency Memorandum Confirming that People with Disabilities Now Able to Create their own Special Needs Trusts

In a prior blog post, I discussed the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act, recently-enacted federal legislation...

Dec

Court Permits Law Firm To Enforce Refunding Bonds To Satisfy Its Legal Fee Award

The defendant, William Lewis, was the administrator of his deceased mother’s estate. In connection with...

Dec

Five Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Child’s IEP Meeting

Parents who have a child with special needs in school will meet annually with the...

Dec

People with Disabilities Now Able to Create Their Own Special Needs Trusts

The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act, federal legislation that will allow people with disabilities to...

Dec

What Are the Duties of an Agent under a Power of Attorney?

Powers of Attorney are common but often misunderstood estate documents in New Jersey and other...

Dec

Attend the Dignity Forum Virtually

Last year, the National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC), an important voice for low-income seniors for...

Dec

New Jersey’s New Guardianship Training and Monitoring Program

Court-appointed legal guardians make decisions for incapacitated people, referred to as “wards” in New Jersey,...

Dec

2017 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Figures Released

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released its SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards...

Dec

Special Needs Trusts and Divorce / Part 2: Child Support

(On December 1, 2016, I moderated the first Advanced Special Needs Trust Symposium, an all-day...

Dec

Mobile Apps from the Department of Veterans Affairs ► Designed to Make the VA More Accessible

The Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) has launched a number of mobile apps aimed at...

Dec

Special Needs Trusts and Divorce / Part 1: Alimony and Property Settlement Agreements