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Mar

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq. Named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers List In 2016, For The 10th Consecutive Year

Vanarelli & Li, LLC is proud to announce that Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq. has...

Mar

To Be Legally Enforceable, An Alleged Gift Must Be Delivered To The Recipient

New Jersey appeals court ruled a surviving spouse failed to prove that her deceased spouse...

Mar

NJ Attorney Suspended for Arranging Improper Loan from Elderly Widow

In order to protect the public and and guard against elder abuse by lawyers, the...

Mar

NJ Law Revision Commission Considers Statutory Revision to Codify Supreme Court Decision in Saccone Case

The New Jersey Law Revision Commission (“NJLRC”) is an independent legislative commission of the State...

Mar

SSA Must Now Provide Reasons for Claim Denials With Citations To Regulations When A Trust Causes SSI Ineligibility

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently published new guidelines mandating that the agency issue detailed...

Mar

Top 10 Facts About Capital Gains and Losses

When you sell a capital asset, the sale normally results in a capital gain or...

Mar

Announcing Upcoming NJ NAELA Webinar on March 3rd. . .

Legislative Update Webinar Presented by the New Jersey Chapter of the National Academy of Elder...

Mar

Adult Child Uses Senior Divorce to Contest Estranged Parent’s Last Will and Testament

Plaintiff, Emmaline O’Hara, and defendant, John B. O’Hara, Jr., were married in 1955. They had...

Feb

Appeals Court Rules Online Commenter Not Entitled To Anonymity

New Jersey appellate court ruled that an anonymous online commenter must reveal his or her...

Feb

Attorney Grievance Filed Against Blogging Lawyer Dismissed on First Amendment Grounds

In a recent blog post, I wrote about Steven Gursten, a Michigan blogging lawyer who...

Feb

Gifts that Strip the Donor of Virtually All His Assets, and Gifts to a Donee on Whom the Donor Depends Indicate Undue Influence

In this case, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that gifts giving rise to a...

Feb

Where to Find the Final Decisions issued by all New Jersey administrative agencies

Readers of this blog know that applicants for public benefits often appeal the decisions made...

Feb

New Brochure on Elder Abuse by Caregivers

Feb

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq. to Present on Mediating Contested Guardianship Cases

Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired), Esq. (https://vanarellilaw.com/) will present at the 2016 CONFERENCE ON GUARDIANSHIP given...

Feb

The Top 10 National Elder Law Decisions of 2015

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

Feb

Blogging Nightmares: Blogger Found Liable for $600,000 in Defamation Case; Attorney Grievance Filed Against Blogging Lawyer

Two recent cases are vivid reminders that blogging can be dangerous. Bloggers are being found...

Feb

No Trust Reformation Absent Ambiguity in Language of the Trust

In this will contest involving the doctrine of probable intent, Hon. Robert P. Contillo, P.J.Ch....

Feb

Appellate Division Affirms Trial Court’s Refusal To Set Aside Deeds Executed By Decedent

In 1997, the decedent, Kathleen Boyer, executed a Last Will and Testament and a revocable...

Jan

Medicaid Denial Reversed; Agency Failed to Accommodate Disabled Applicant or Assist in Obtaining Information and Documents

After he was admitted to a nursing home in 2013, petitioner, R.P., accrued unpaid bills...

Jan

Lawyer Awarded $350,000 Based On Negative Online Reviews Posted By Former Client

A Florida appeals court upheld a judgment of $350,000 in a lawsuit filed by a...

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