Blog – Page 66 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Nov

Ocean County Judge Rules Against The Validity Of A Caregiver Agreement But Finds That A Promissory Note – Loan Medicaid Plan Is Valid

In A.G. v. Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services and the Ocean County Board...

Nov

NY Times Offers Advice From Financial Experts About What They Learned After Going Through Their Own Divorces

Here’s a memorable sentence: “Nobody can relate to the raw, visceral experience of ending a...

Nov

Superior Court Judge Upholds Her Decision Authorizing The Establishment Of Third Party Special Needs Trusts Within An Intestate Estate

I previously blogged about an Order entered in July 2009 by Hon. Patricia Del Bueno...

Nov

New ABA Web Site Highlights Top Federal Appeals Court Rulings

In an effort to help the press and public identify and understand important federal appeals...

Nov

ABA Panel Says Law Firms Must Market Themselves On the Internet

Here’s a hot news flash (NOT): law firms in 2009 should market themselves on the...

Nov

Managing End-of-Life Medical Decisions

Issues surrounding end-of-life medical decisions are seldom easy. However, planning for future healthcare needs, which...

Nov

Tips On The Use Of Promissory Notes / Loans In Estate Planning To Accelerate Medicaid Eligibility

Elder law attorneys who attended the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys’ program in Jersey...

Nov

Fox News Reports: "Collaborative Divorce Can Save Money"

Recently, Fox News did a video segment and report on collaborative divorce which featured two...

Nov

Federal Appeals Court Rules That Annuity Payments Made To The Spouse Of A Nursing Home Resident Are Not Countable By Medicaid

In Weatherbee v. Richman, 595 F. Supp. 2d 607 (W.D. Pa. 2009), the U.S. District...

Nov

First Training Session On Elder Mediation Held In New Jersey Is A Success

The Elder Mediation Center of New Jersey (EMC-NJ), a collaborative alliance of elder law mediators...

Nov

Penalty Period Will Not Start Until Applicant’s Prepayment of Nursing Home Care Costs Is Spent Down

In Shelales v. Director of the Office of Medicaid (Mass.App.Ct., No. 08-P-2052, Oct. 30, 2009), the...

Nov

No Increase In Medicaid’s Community Spouse Resource Allowances For 2010

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that with no increase in the...

Nov

I Was A Speaker At The NAELA Guardianship And Public Benefits Conference

This past weekend, November 7 – 8, 2009, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys...

Nov

Will The Pension Portion of VA Aid and Attendance Benefits Make The Recipient Ineligible For Medicaid Based On Excess Income?

Family members in search of sources of funding of long-term care costs for loved ones...

Nov

New Jersey Supreme Court Eases Restrictions on "Super Lawyer" Advertising

This week, the New Jersey Supreme Court changed the ethics rules to allow lawyers, for...

Nov

New Jersey Appeals Court Finds That The Entire Controversy Doctrine Applies To Pro Se Litigants

The entire controversy doctrine requires litigants in a lawsuit to assert all claims that each...

Nov

SSA Annual Fact Sheet Shows SGA Amount For 2010 Will Be $1,000 Per Month

The Social Security Administration (SSA) published its annual Fact Sheet last month, showing changes to...

Nov

Gift Tax Annual Exclusion Amount Unchanged In 2010

The gift tax annual exclusion is the maximum amount which a taxpayer can gift each...

Oct

LGBT Aging and Long-Term Care Fairness Survey

[I received the following email from the National Senior Citizens Law Center and affiliated groups...

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