Blog – Page 75 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Feb

Denial of Medicaid Eligibility After Court Reforms Testamentary Trusts in Parents' Wills to Special Needs Trusts Reversed on Appeal

In the ec-v-division-of-medical-assistance-and-heath-services case, the petitioner E.C. was a 67 year old physically and developmentally disabled...

Feb

New Jersey Will Receive At Least $2.2 Billion In Medicaid Aid From Stimulus Package

New Jersey will receive an additional $2.2 billion for its Medicaid program under the stimulus...

Feb

Supreme Court Rules on Long Term Disability Conflict of Interest

The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed earlier holdings that a conflict of interest exists in...

Feb

Top 10 New Jersey Family Law Cases Decided In 2008

On January 31, 2009, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education hosted the annual...

Feb

Social Security Administration increases limit on SSA and SSI claims-related fee agreements

The Social Security Act (Act) provides a streamlined process for an attorney to obtain approval...

Feb

ABA Launches National Clearinghouse for Mediator Ethics Opinions

The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Ethics Committee has created a national clearinghouse for mediator...

Feb

Palimony-in-Writing Bill Passed by Senate Judiciary Committee

The Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved bipartisan-sponsored legislation that would require all palimony agreements to...

Feb

Study Compares the Costs of Divorce: Mediation vs. Collaborative vs. Litigation

A recent article on the MSNBC website entitled More Couples Seeking Kinder, Gentler Divorces reports...

Feb

February 8th is Autism Sunday

Sunday, February 8th, has been designated as Autism Sunday, an international day of prayer for...

Feb

Use This Negotiation Preparation Form To Help You Prepare For Your Next Mediation

If you want to achieve optimal results in a mediation or other type of negotiation,...

Feb

Alzheimer’s group pushes for Silver Alerts in New Jersey

New Jersey may soon join a growing number of states that issue alerts when a...

Feb

Alzheimer's group pushes for "Silver Alerts" in New Jersey

New Jersey may soon join a growing number of states that issue alerts when a...

Feb

Immediate Annuities and Long-Term Care Planning

The Benefits of Immediate Annuities An immediate fixed annuity may be the answer for those seeking...

Feb

Executor Can Impose Trust To Prevent Surviving Spouse's Unjust Enrichment

An executor may block a surviving spouse’s attempts to withdraw assets from a decedent’s estate...

Feb

New Jersey Court Rules For The First Time That An Annuity Owned By The Community Spouse Is Not An Available Resource In Determining Eligibility For Medicaid Benefits

As I reported here and here, federal district and appellate courts in Pennsylvania have ruled...

Feb

Medicaid Applicant Denied Fair Hearing After Her Power of Attorney Waited Too Long to Appeal Denial of Medicaid Application

A New Jersey appeals court recently determined that a Medicaid applicant is not entitled to...

Jan

Principles And Guidelines For The Practice Of Collaborative Law

I. Goals 1. Our goal is to create settlement options for the benefit of ourselves...

1 … 73 74 75 76 77 … 83