Blog – Page 6 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Mar

Adult Child Who Worked Full-Time And Paid For Aides With Parent’s Funds Entitled To Medicaid Caretaker Child Exemption

In this case, a New Jersey appeals court held that a Medicaid applicant’s transfer of...

Mar

Revised Guidelines for Nursing Home Visits During the Pandemic Allows Guests

This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published revised guidelines for nursing...

Mar

Gifting Federal Tax Refunds Within 12 Months Of Receipt Not Counted In Determining Medicaid Eligibility

Under Section 728 of Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010...

Mar

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Webinar: COVID-19 Scams and Older Adults

A webinar on financial protection of older adults during the COVID pandemic was held on...

Mar

Gifts By Medicaid Applicant To Her Children Before She Became Ill Not Subject to Penalty Period

A New York appeals court held that transfers made by a Medicaid applicant before she...

Feb

NJ Caregiver Task Force: Notice of Upcoming Caregiver Listening Sessions

The New Jersey Caregiver Task Force was created in 2018. The purpose of the Task...

Feb

Denial Of Medicaid Benefits Reversed For Failure Of Agency Head To Make Evidence-Based Findings

G.S. is a 24 year-old woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression....

Feb

What Is a “Medicare Set-Aside Trust” and When Do You Need One?

If you are injured because of someone else’s negligence, you may have to resort to...

Feb

The Sole Recourse Of Parties In A Probate Lawsuit Who Disagree With The Final Judgment Is To Appeal

Plaintiff, Oliver V. Short III, filed an eight-count, seventy-nine-page complaint and order to show cause...

Feb

A DDD Client In New Jersey May Obtain Medicaid Through One Of These Seven (7) Pathways

In New Jersey, services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled are provided by the Division...

Feb

Will Your Stimulus Checks Affect Medicaid And SSI Eligibility?

Under COVID-19 legislation, a one-time direct payment of $1,200 was paid to individuals earning less...

Jan

Upcoming ZOOM Webinar on Medicaid Benefits and DDD Services

Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. (http://VanarelliLaw.com/) will present at a ZOOM Webinar on February 10, 2021...

Jan

Lawyers Who Make Unethical Statements Will Receive Harsher Discipline If They Post The Statements On Social Media

In this case, a Nashville, TN attorney who posted comments on Facebook with instructions on...

Jan

Judgment That Decedent Did Not Intend To Gift Her Share Of House Affirmed On Appeal

Charles Smith and his wife purchased a house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1959. While living...

Jan

An Agreement to Assist A Nursing Home Resident In Obtaining Medicaid Benefits May Be Legally Binding

An appeals court held that an agreement to apply for Medicaid benefits for a nursing...

Dec

Service in the National Guard did not Achieve “Veteran Status” for Purposes of Non-Service-Connected Pension Benefits

In a recent case, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that service...

Dec

VA Pension Planning Under the New Regulations: Two Years in the Rearview Mirror

On December 1, 2020, Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. (http://VanarelliLaw.com/) presented at the 22nd Annual Elder...

Dec

VA Welcome Kit Adds 10 New Guides for Veterans and their families

Reproduced from #VetResources, a weekly newsletter for Veterans, their Families, Caregivers, and Survivors: Getting the most...

Dec

10 States Offer The Best Protections Against Elder Abuse. New Jersey Is Not One Of Them

According to the National Council on Aging, approximately 1 in 10 Americans aged 60 and...

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