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15
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...
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14
Feb

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

In case you missed any of them, here are our most popular blog posts from...
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12
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...
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10
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...
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09
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...
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08
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...
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07
Feb

Top Vanarelli Law Office Blog Posts: Week Of February 7

In case you missed any of them, here are our most popular blog posts from...
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06
Feb

Will The Legal Profession Be Affected By The Enormous Growth In The Use Of The Internet And Social Media?

Have you noticed the enormous growth in the user base of the internet and social...
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03
Feb

Top 10 New Jersey Family Law Cases Decided In 2009

On January 31, 2010, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) hosted the...
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01
Feb

NJ Supreme Court Holds That The Estate Of A Deceased Spouse May Assert Equitable Claims Against Surviving Spouse

This recent case involves the intersection of estate law and family law. In Kay v....
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30
Jan

Top Vanarelli Law Office Blog Posts In January 2010

Here are our top 5 most popular posts in January. The original post date, along...
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28
Jan

Attorney Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired) Attends NAELA UnProgram

Westfield, New Jersey – The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) has announced that...
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28
Jan

NJ Appellate Court Rules That Awarding Attorneys Fees To The Wrongdoer In An Undue Influence Case Is An "Abuse Of Discretion"

In the recent case of Rossius v. Krasheninnikoff, plaintiff filed a complaint in which she...
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27
Jan

Federal Estate Tax Repealed, But "Carryover Basis" Rules Instituted, In 2010

Contrary to the expectations of many practitioners including the writer, Congress did not amend the...
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26
Jan

New Jersey Has One Of The Lowest Rates Of Divorce In The U.S.

According to the Barna Group, a think-tank in Ventura, California, only 19 % of those...
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26
Jan

Nursing Home Resident’s Nephew And Agent Under A Power Of Attorney May Be Liable For Failing To Promptly Qualify Her For Medicaid Benefits

Defendant, Benjamin Levine, served as power of attorney for his aunt, Grace Levine. Defendant’s aunt...
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23
Jan

Certain "Blue Water" Navy Vietnam Veterans Now Eligible For Agent Orange Presumptive Service-Connected Compensation Benefits

Agent Orange was an herbicide sprayed in Southeast Asia and other locations during the Vietnam...
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22
Jan

Proposed New Federal Law Would Eliminate The Phrase "Mentally Retarded" From Government Programs

Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski (D) has proposed a bill that would eliminate the use of...
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20
Jan

Parent’s Income Deposited Into Special Needs Trust for Her Disabled Adult Child Was Properly Considered In Determining Parent’s Medicaid Eligibility

In Matter of Jennings v. Commissioner, N.Y.S. Dept. of Social Services, a New York appellate...
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19
Jan

What Is An IEP, And Why Is It So Important For Your Disabled Child?

Under the law, each public school child who receives special education and related services must...
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