Blog – Page 78 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Dec

Deception in Sale of Annuities Held Sufficient to State Elder Abuse Claim

A U.S. district court in California refused to throw out a case against Merrill Lynch...

Dec

Mediation is identified as one of the best careers in 2009 by US News and World Report even though the report confirms that there are more mediators than mediation jobs

Best Careers 2009: Mediator Overview. If we can’t solve a conflict, we tend to give...

Dec

ABA Task Force Shows How To Improve Mediation Quality

In January 2006, the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution formed a Task Force...

Dec

Center for Social Gerontology publishes bibliography on elder mediation

The Center for Social Gerontology has produced a annotated bibliography on elder mediation. The bibliography...

Dec

Local newspaper in Pennsylvania reports on the James vs Richman case

The The Times Leader newspaper, a daily newspaper located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, recently posted a...

Dec

Elder Mediation and the Social Work Case Manager

My colleague, Marcie Cooper, a geriatric care manager and co-founder of the Elder Mediation Center...

Dec

I was a speaker at County Bar Associations discussing new Medicaid planning strategies

The pace of decisions in Medicaid appeals has picked up recently, with several significant decisions...

Dec

Academy of Special Needs Planners Article on Preparing for Passage of Child Into Adulthood Appears in Exceptional Parent Magazine

Academy of Special Needs Planners co-founder Harry S. Margolis recently co-authored an article titled “What...

Dec

A Housing Solution for the Developmentally Disabled in New Jersey?

In the Sunday newspapers this week, I read two very different articles concerning people with...

Dec

Public Benefits Basics – Social Security and SSI Benefits

Because much of the elder law practice population is elderly or disabled and at or...

Dec

MEDICAID PLANNING: NEW STRATEGIES, NEW CASES

What emerging case law is demonstrating about Medicaid planning techniques: SITUATION PLANNING TECHNIQUE Applicant does...

Nov

Blogging Lawyers

This is my 100th blog post, a milestone of sorts. This blog is an integrated...

Nov

10 Elder-Friendly Bills That May Be Enacted In The New Congress

Fresh from their recent electoral victories, Congressional Democratic leaders are vowing to pursue an aggressive...

Nov

FDIC Temporarily Boosts Insurance Limit to $250,000, Including Trusts

The recently passed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (aka “the bailout bill”) temporarily raises...

Nov

New Guidelines For Warrants And Incarceration In Child Support Cases

A directive from the Administrative Office of the Courts lays out a new framework for use...

Nov

Elder Mediation Center Members Have Been Busy With Speaking Engagements and Writing Articles

On Saturday, November 15, 2008, members of the The Elder Mediation Center of New Jersey,...

Nov

Federal Court Ruling Protects Assets Of Elderly Nursing Home Resident For His Spouse

In James v. Richman, 465 F.Supp.2d 395 (M.D.Pa. 2006), aff’d, 547 F.3d 214 (3rd Cir....

Nov

Life Settlements: Cash For Your Life Insurance Policy Which Substantially Exceeds The Cash Surrender Value Of The Policy

Are you having difficulty keeping up premium payments on a life insurance policy, or do...

Nov

New administrative law case disallows any reduction in a Medicaid penalty period based upon the return of gifted assets after a Medicaid application is filed

In E.S. vs. Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, petitioner, a 91 year old...

Nov

Collaborative law process featured in business section of Star-Ledger newspaper

The business section of the Star-Ledger newspaper has a recurring feature entitled “Shop Talk” which...

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