Blog – Page 42 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Jan

Medicaid’s Decision to Deny Disabled Woman’s Application for a Power Wheelchair is Vacated on Appeal

M.S. is a 73-year old residing in at a long-term care facility. She is a...

Jan

New Jersey’s Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act is Now Law

The New Jersey Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act became law today. Under the...

Jan

Daughter/Executrix Who Disputed Terms of Mother’s Will is Denied Commissions

Linda Hall was the executrix of her mother’s estate. Hall had initially had a 2005...

Jan

Medicare Now Covers Conversations About End-of-Life Care

Medicare beneficiaries may now discuss options for end-of-life care with their health care providers. Beneficiaries...

Jan

Roundup of Key Elder Law Numbers for 2016

Below are figures for 2016 that are frequently used in the elder law practice or...

Jan

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016!

Here’s wishing all of you, your families and loved ones a successful, fulfilling and happy...

Dec

Lawyer Must Pay Legal Fees in Undue Influence Case

A lawyer who was found to have exerted undue influence over his mother must reimburse...

Dec

SSA Publishes Regulations for ABLE Accounts Owned by SSI Recipients

As explained in previous blog posts here, here and here, an Achieving a Better Life...

Dec

Bank Not Liable For Improper Withdrawals from Nursing Home Resident’s Account Made By Resident’s Agent Under Power of Attorney

In 2003, Michael Yahatz opened a bank account. The following year, the bank was acquired...

Dec

Appeals Court Defines When a Parent has “Abandoned” a Child for Purposes of Intestate Succession

Under the New Jersey laws of intestacy, if a decedent dies without a will and...

Dec

Special Needs Trust Lacking Payback Provision Countable

In this case, a Medicaid application filed by the beneficiary of a special needs trust...

Dec

Imputation of Income to a Divorcing Spouse

In many divorce cases, when a one spouse or parent is not reporting his or...

Dec

Appellate Division Rejects Surviving Spouse’s Claim To Life Insurance Proceeds

In this case, a surviving spouse’s claim to her deceased spouse’s life insurance proceeds was...

Dec

Determining Disability Under Social Security’s Rules and Regulations

Disability benefits are available to claimants under both disability benefit programs established under the Social...

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...

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...

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...

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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