Blog – Page 63 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Mar

200,000 Veterans Expected to File Agent Orange Claims Over Next Two Years

Following is a news release about the Department of Veterans Affairs new initiative to fast...

Mar

State Medicaid Directors Ask CMS To Change Annuity Rules

Conceding defeat in the courts, the National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD) has sent...

Mar

Is The Agent Under A Power Of Attorney Who Misappropriates Money "Authorized" To Transfer The Principal’s Assets?

State v. Kennedy, 61 N.J. 509 (1972) explored the issue of “legally authorized” transfers made...

Mar

What Does A Court Mean When Litigants Are Ordered To "Mediate In Good Faith?"

Two recent non-NJ courts have taken a look at what constitutes “good faith” by a...

Mar

Social Security Will Run A Deficit In 2010 And 2011, And Maybe Beyond

Social Security’s annual surplus nearly evaporated in 2009 for the first time in 25 years...

Feb

Ignorance Isn't Bliss When You Apply For Medicaid

In what may be considered a victory of judicial deference over equity, this week our...

Feb

Should You Hire A Special Education Lawyer To Help You Advocate For Your Child With Disabilities?

The ultimate purpose of the special education laws is “to ensure that all children with...

Feb

Don Vanarelli’s Unofficial List of the TOP TEN REASONS TO ATTEND THIS YEAR’S ELDER LAW RETREAT

Don Vanarelli’s Unofficial List of the TOP TEN REASONS TO ATTEND THIS YEAR’S ELDER LAW...

Feb

NJ Appellate Court Finds That A Guardian / Expert Appointed By The Court Is Entitled To Absolute Immunity From Liability In Litigation

Plaintiff Barry Sable was named by his father Harry Sable as agent under his father’s...

Feb

Social Security Adds New Compassionate Allowances Conditions, Including Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Thursday, February 11, 2010, that the agency is...

Feb

Social Security Adds New Compassionate Allowances Conditions, Including Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Thursday, February 11, 2010, that the agency is...

Feb

New Jersey State Bar Association's 2010 Elder Law Retreat

Each year, the Elder and Disability Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association...

Feb

Plaintiff Stated A Claim Under The ADA When NJ Refused To Raise The Income Cap Which Excluded Him From A Community Medicaid Program

In Duffy v. Velez, Civ. No. 09 – 5539 (D.N.J. 2010), plaintiff was a disabled...

Feb

Special Needs Trust Can Be Established Only When The Social Security Administration Determines That The Beneficiary Is Disabled

In J.C. v. Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services and the Ocean County Board...

Feb

Veterans Should Beware Of Companies That Say They Provide Free Assistance With Benefit Claims But Whose Real Goal Is To Sell Annuities

Lately, I have seen a deceptive business practice beginning in New Jersey and the Northeastern...

Feb

Top Vanarelli Law Office Blog Posts: Week of March 7 – 13, 2010