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Dispute Resolution Services: Elder Mediation, Collaborative Law, Divorce Mediation Attorney
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What is Mediation?
Resolving Conflicts Through Elder Mediation
Divorce Mediation: The Sensible, Affordable Alternative
Resolving Conflicts Through Collaborative Law
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Donald D. Vanarelli
Whitney W. Bremer
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Eric A. Strulowitz
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In re Keri Lead Counsel
New Jersey Super Lawyer
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Nov
Attorney Who Provided Flawed Medicaid Planning Advice by Counseling Against Life Estate Liable For Legal Malpractice
Marie Brissette and her husband consulted attorney Edward Ryan for advice about how to protect...
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23
Nov
Administrator of Estate Lacked Standing to Appeal Medicaid Denial
A court in Connecticut ruled that the administrator of an estate lacked standing to appeal...
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18
Nov
Judge Rules NJ’s Prevention of Domestic Violence Act Covers Elder Abuse
In a case of first impression, a trial judge in Ocean County ruled that victims...
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17
Nov
Reporting Requirements for SSI Recipients
The Social Security Administration (SSA) requires periodic reports from all recipients of Supplemental Security Income...
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08
Nov
Appellate Division Rejects Claim That Marriage Creates a Presumptive Right to a Deceased Spouse’s Retirement Accounts
On March 9, 2015, I blogged about an Appellate Division case holding that marriage does...
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04
Nov
Medicaid Not Required to Consider Applicant’s Trust Reformed by a Court During the Look-Back Period
An appeals court holds that the Massachusetts Medicaid is not required to recognize the reformation...
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02
Nov
Appellate Division Rejects Estate’s Challenge to DMAHS and DDD Claims for Reimbursement of Benefits Paid to Decedent
The decedent, Tracy Solivan, had been disabled at birth as a result of medical malpractice...
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01
Nov
NJ Court Rules Evidence in Cell Phones Must Be Produced in Tangible Form Before Trial
In this case, an Ocean County judge ruled that litigants in domestic violence cases who...
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26
Oct
Attorney Who Prepares Mortgage Is Not Liable For Misrepresentations Contained In Mortgage
After plaintiffs lost the money they had invested in what turned out to be a...
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22
Oct
Introduction to Medicare
Medicare is the federal government’s principal health care insurance program for people 65 years of...
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20
Oct
Top 30 New Jersey State and Federal Elder Law and Special Needs Trust Cases Decided in 2015
The 18th Annual Elder and Disability Law Symposium was held on September 29, 2015 at...
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19
Oct
Appellate Division Affirms Chancery Court Ruling Clarifying Powers and Duties of Agent under Power of Attorney
Sylvia Fishbein and her husband created the Fishbein Revocable Trust in 1994. In 2005, following...
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16
Oct
Chancery Court Admits Unsigned Last Will and Testament to Probate
The decedent, William Anton, was survived by his wife, with whom he was in the...
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12
Oct
Plaque Commemorating Lifetime Achievement Award Presented
In April of this year, I received the Marilyn Askin Lifetime Achievement Award from the...
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06
Oct
Action Against Assisted Living Facility For Resident’s Choking Death Survives Summary Judgment In Federal District Court
Nancy Gimenez-Watson was a resident of Brighton Gardens of Edison, an assisted living facility (ALF)...
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01
Oct
Top 10 New Jersey Elder Law and Special Needs Trust Cases Decided in 2015
The 18th Annual Elder and Disability Law Symposium was held on September 29, 2015 at...
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15
Sep
Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. to Present at the 18th Annual Elder and Disability Law Symposium
(Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. in the midst of oral argument before the New Jersey Supreme...
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14
Sep
Reduction in PCA Hours Reversed; Assessment Tool Imposed Artificial Cap of 25 Hours of Care
The decision by respondent, United Healthcare, a managed care organization, to reduce the Personal Care...
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09
Sep
Appeals Court Rules Against Teacher Who Blogged That Her Students Were “Rude, Disengaged, Lazy Whiners”
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Judicial Circuit ruled this week that...
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07
Sep
Appellate Division Affirms Reformation Of Life Insurance Policy Through Imposition Of Constructive Trust
Eddie and Aidaliz Jones married in 1998. They had a child in 2003, and were...
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