Blog – Page 79 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Nov

Writing a Memorandum of Intent for a Special Needs Child

How can you ensure that your special needs child will remain well cared for and...

Nov

IRS Releases 2009 Limits on Deductions for Qualified Long Term Care Insurance Premiums

The Internal Revenue Service has announced the maximum tax deduction that can be taken on...

Nov

I was a Speaker at the 2008 NAELA Advanced Elder Law Institute

This year, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys held its Advanced Institute in Kansas...

Nov

Upcoming Speaking Engagments

I have a number of speaking engagements scheduled during the first few weeks of November...

Nov

This year, I was a Speaker at GANJI's 13th Annual Conference on Guardianship

This year, the Guardianship Association of New Jersey, Inc. (GANJI) held its 13th Annual Conference...

Oct

Social Security Benefits to Rise 5.8 Percent, Biggest Leap Since 1982

The nation’s roughly 53 million elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will get their biggest...

Oct

Exploring Divorce: Upcoming Seminars Led By An Interdisciplinary Team

You are invited to explore the legal, financial and psychological issues involved in divorce in...

Oct

New Medicaid Planning Strategy Held To Be Valid In New Jersey In An Important New Case

As I reported in a May 22, 2008 blog posting several months ago, I received a...

Oct

My article on Elder Mediation published in the New Jersey Lawyer newspaper

My article on Elder Mediation was published on October 20, 2008 in the Focus Section...

Oct

Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment Figures for 2009 Released by CMS

Updated Figures for 2009. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the...

Oct

Mental Health Parity Finally Becomes Law

More than ten years after the measure was first proposed, Congress finally passed a law...

Oct

Annual Gift Tax Exclusion Jumping to $13,000 Next Year

The annual gift tax exclusion will increase from $12,000 to $13,000 effective January 1, 2009,...

Oct

How Does Work Affect Your Social Security Payments?

Many people continue to work beyond retirement age, either by choice or out of necessity....

Oct

Second Circuit Rules that the Three-Day Hospitalization Requirement for Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage under Medicare Starts at Inpatient Admittance

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that until a patient is formally admitted to...

Oct

Wall Street Journal Article Discusses Estate Planning for Disabled Children and Adults with Special Needs

An article in the October 9th edition of The Wall Street Journal discussed estate planning...

Oct

Payments to a Nursing Home for Care by an Adult Child for the Benefit of his Parent who was a Medicaid Applicant is Held to Be a Countable Resource in Determining Medicaid Eligibility

On September 30, 2008, NJ Administrative Law Judge Stephanie M. Wauters issued a written opinion...

Oct

CMS Issues Final Rule Enabling Medicaid Beneficiaries To Direct Personal Assistance Services

A final rule that would allow more Medicaid beneficiaries to be in charge of their...

Oct

The October 17th edition of the Family Circle Magazine has a GREAT article on Collaborative Divorce

The word is really starting to get out about the collaborative divorce process! The October...

Oct

A NJ Administrative Law Judge Recently Ruled That The Prepayment by a Medicaid Applicant For Care To Be Provided In The Future By A Family Member Under A Personal Services Contract Was A Transfer Of Assets For Less Than Fair Market Value, Resulting In The Imposition Of A Penalty

In a trio of cases which were consolidated because the cases presented a common question...

Oct

NJ Appeals Court Allows Limited Disclosure of Notes by a Psychiatrist in Case Challenging Creation of a Supplemental Needs Trust

A New Jersey appeals court overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the defendants...

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