Blog – Page 31 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Mar

Upcoming Presentation on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts for Community Access Unlimited

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq. (https://vanarellilaw.com/) will provide an overview of the use of Special Needs...

Mar

New Jersey And New York Are Among The Least Affordable States For Those Caring For Aging Parents

Some states make it harder for those caring for an aging parent, according to a...

Mar

A Missing Will Is Presumed Destroyed By The Decedent With Intent To Revoke It

Edna M. Fone, a widow, had two children, Richard J. Fone, Jr. and Katherine Fone....

Mar

SSA Has Revised The Agency’s 2018 Materials on SSI Resources

I came across the 2018 version of a Social Security Administration (SSA) publication below. Not...

Mar

Ethical Blogging

The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility recently issued Formal Opinion...

Mar

Why Do You Need a Certified Elder Law Attorney?

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

Mar

Medicaid Gift Penalties Are Properly Imposed When Assets Are Transferred TO A Trust, Not When Distributions Are Made FROM A Trust

A.M. appealed a gift penalty imposed by the Medicaid agency based on a transfer of...

Feb

Judge’s Failure To Provide Reasons For Decision Compels Remand

Following two days of trial in a probate litigation among the decedent’s children, the parties...

Feb

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired) To Facilitate A Discussion At The Upcoming NAELA-NJ “Unprogram”

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq. (https://vanarellilaw.com/) will facilitate a discussion at the upcoming “Unprogram” presented...

Feb

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq. Will Present At The 20th Annual Elder And Disability Law 2-Day Retreat

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq. (https://vanarellilaw.com/) will present at the 20th Annual Elder and Disability...

Feb

Failure To Mention Disinherited Children In Will Does Not Prove Undue Influence Or Lack Of Testamentary Capacity

Although the decedent had four children, she left her entire estate to two of the...

Feb

Despite Good and Bad Days, Diagnosis of Dementia Does Not Equate to Lack of Testamentary Capacity

The decedent, Alfred Finocchiaro, Sr., died in 2011, predeceased by his wife. The decedent had...

Feb

Lawsuit Can Proceed Against Husband, Where Children From Wife’s First Marriage Allege Undue Influence

Following Joan McBride’s death, her sons from her first marriage asserted claims against her second...

Feb

New Protection Against Elder Financial Abuse: The Elder Abuse Prevention and Protection Act

In October 2017, Congress passed an important new law, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Protection...

Jan

The Top 10 National Elder Law Decisions of 2017

Below, in chronological order, is the annual roundup of the top 10 elder law decisions...

Jan

Hospital, Not Patient, Has Burden Of Obtaining Charity Care Application Documentation For Emergent Psychiatric Admissions

D.B., who suffered from schizophrenia, was involuntarily committed to Newton Medical Center’s short-term care facility...

Jan

Recent VA Notice About Accredited Attorney Fee Agreements

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has emailed the following notice to all accredited attorneys...

Jan

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired) Named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers List in 2018, for the 12th Consecutive Year

Named to the Super Lawyers list for twelve (12) consecutive years, 2007 – 2018 Vanarelli...

Jan

6 Years After Probate Judge Ordered Them To Pay Legal Fees And They Unsuccessfully Appealed, Defendants Try Again – And Fail

Defendant Rosemary Walsh was the executor of the estate of Irene Halpecka, and had been...

Jan

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq., an Accredited Professional Mediator, helps Elders, the Disabled and their Families resolve conflict through Mediation

Vanarelli & Li, LLC provides elder mediation services, a specialized form of mediation to help elders,...

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