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26
Jun

NJ Ethics Opinion Bans Web-Based Lawyer Referral Services Run by Avvo, LegalZoom and Rocket Lawyer

A joint opinion by three New Jersey Supreme Court committees bans web-based services that match...
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21
Jun

Presumption of Revocation Does Not Apply in Lost Will Case; Copy of Will is Entitled to be Probated

The testator, Harold Becker, executed a Last Will and Testament leaving his estate to his...
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15
Jun

The New York Times Editorial, June 15, 2017: “Daughters Will Suffer From Medicaid Cuts”

The New York Times, June 15, 2017 The Opinion Pages | Editorial Daughters Will Suffer...
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13
Jun

In Siblings’ Squabble Over Parents’ Property, Partition Award Against Sister Affirmed, But Frivolous Sanction Fees Reversed

In McDermott-Guber v. Estate of McDermott, parents deeded a one-half property interest in a vacant...
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05
Jun

Medicaid Applicant’s Right to Use House Placed in Trust Does Not Render Trust Assets Available, Massachusetts High Court Rules

Reversing a lower court, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled that two Medicaid applicants’ trusts were not available...
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04
Jun

In Probate Litigation, Fraud Claims Dismissed; Complaint “Did Not Even Suggest A Basis For The Requested Relief” 

Plaintiff Neil Epstein sued Barbara Epstein Petka, claiming that, as a result of her fraud...
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01
Jun

Ethics Committee Says it’s OK for a Judge to Tweet

In a recent opinion, the Massachusetts Committee on Judicial Ethics ruled that a judge may ethically maintain...
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29
May

For The First Time, New Jersey Court Permits Service of Process Via Facebook Post

In a case of first impression in New Jersey, Hon. Stephan C. Hansbury, Presiding Judge...
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24
May

ABA Issues Major Ethics Opinion on Unencrypted Email and Other Electronic Communications

In a major new ethics opinion, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional...
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23
May

Adult Children Can Be Paid for Caring for Parents Applying for VA Pension Even if  the Children Are Not Licensed Care Professionals

Under regulations governing needs-based pension benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, adult children...
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22
May

US Supreme Court Warns Lower Courts: Arbitration Agreements Must Be Evaluated “On Equal Footing” With Other Contracts

Kindred v. Clark involves two Kentucky cases, in which family members of deceased Kindred nursing...
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16
May

Big Increase in Medicaid’s “Penalty Divisor”

New Jersey’s Medicaid rules are complicated, and always changing. One such change in the rules...
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15
May

Nursing Home Cannot Compel Arbitration When Capacity of Resident Who Signed Admissions Agreement is Questionable

James Patterson entered Care One at Moorestown on September 3, 2014. He had various serious...
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15
May

New Video on Elder Financial Abuse from the Departments of Banking and Securities and Aging of the State of Pennsylvania

Financial abuse of the elderly has been called the “crime of the 21st century.” The...
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11
May

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq. Attends NAELA Annual Conference on Elder Law and Special Needs Planning

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09
May

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq. to Present at the “2017 Sophisticated Elder Law” Seminar

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq. (https://vanarellilaw.com/) will present at the “2017 Sophisticated Elder Law” seminar...
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03
May

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq. to Present at the 2017 “Elder Law in a Day” Seminar

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq. (https://vanarellilaw.com/) will present at the 2017 “Elder Law in a...
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01
May

In Litigation Over Lost Will, Appeals Court Remands Case, Ruling Decedent May Have Destroyed Will With Intent To Revoke It

Before his death, Arthur Zito was the subject of a contested guardianship litigation, in which...
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25
Apr

A Guide to Needs-Based VA Pension Benefits and Medicaid Planning

The needs-based pension program from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a disability benefits...
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19
Apr

Medicare Is Still Using “Failure to Improve” To Wrongly Deny Coverage, But Things Are Improving

In 2013, a settlement was reached in Jimmo v. Sebelius, Docket No. 11-cv-17 (D.Vt., January...
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