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Dispute Resolution Services: Elder Mediation, Collaborative Law, Divorce Mediation Attorney
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What is Mediation?
Resolving Conflicts Through Elder Mediation
Divorce Mediation: The Sensible, Affordable Alternative
Resolving Conflicts Through Collaborative Law
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Overview
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Donald D. Vanarelli
Whitney W. Bremer
Chen Li
Eric A. Strulowitz
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Highest Rating Available for Legal Ability and Ethical Standards
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New Jersey Super Lawyer
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Top 8 New Jersey Mediation Blogs
Technorati, the internet search engine that indexes and searches blogs, also analyzes the trends and...
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01
Oct
Top 10 New Jersey Mediation Blogs
Technorati, the internet search engine that indexes and searches blogs, also analyzes the trends and...
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30
Sep
Report Finds That More Than 91% of Nursing Homes Violate Federal Health and Safety Laws in Each of the Past Three Years
More than 91 % of U.S. nursing homes were cited last year for violating at...
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29
Sep
A New York Appeals Court Holds That The Usual Household Expenses Incurred by a Wife Necessitate An Increased Maintenance Allowance Even Though Her Husband Is A Medicaid Recipient In A Nursing Home
A New York appeals court held that a community spouse is entitled to an increased...
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26
Sep
CMS Never Ending Penalty Period Rule Upheld in Appeal of Denial of Application for Assisted Living Facility Medicaid in New Jersey
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) states that the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005...
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25
Sep
I am now an Accredited Attorney under the regulations for the Department of Veterans Affairs
I am happy to report that, as of September 19, 2008, I am an accredited...
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25
Sep
Kassin vs. Kassin: A Child Support Award, Reduced by Social Security Benefits Received By the Child, May Effect Alimony
In this divorce case, the trial court denied the defendant ex-husband’s post-divorce-judgment motion in which...
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24
Sep
SSA Updates Annual Fast Facts About Social Security
Fast Facts & Figures answers the most frequently asked questions about the programs administered by...
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24
Sep
Medicare Part B Premium Unchanged For 2009
Medicare’s monthly premium will be unchanged at $96.40 next year for most of the 44...
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22
Sep
Preparing the Client for Mediation
People who carefully prepare for mediation usually achieve better results than those who do not....
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20
Sep
T.H. V. DIV. OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, 189 N.J. 478 (2007)
T.H. was a fifty-five year old man who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome, a developmental disability....
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18
Sep
Proposed Rule Addresses Problems that May Arise When A Medicaid Applicant Purchases A Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Policy in One State and Then Applies for Medicaid In Another State
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a new notice addressing the...
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16
Sep
A Bank Account Owned By A Medicaid Applicant And Another Person Does Not Automatically Disqualify The Applicant For Medicaid
New Jersey’s Office of Administrative Law recently issued a significant ruling that may make it...
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16
Sep
In an important case, a NJ administrative law judge decided that a bank account titled to a Medicaid applicant and another person does not automatically disqualify the applicant for Medicaid
New Jersey’s Office of Administrative Law recently issued a significant ruling that may make it...
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15
Sep
Social Security Administration Links with Special Emphasis on SSI and Special Needs Trusts
(I acknowledge with appreciation the Academy of Special Needs Planners website and the resources available...
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14
Sep
Top 10 New Jersey Elder Law Blogs
Actually, I could only find 9 blogs in the entire State of New Jersey covering...
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13
Sep
My Article on Elder Mediation Published in Aging Well Magazine
Aging Well magazine, which is for “Professionals Promoting Positive Aging,” recently published an article I...
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07
Sep
You Should Prepare For Mediation Like You Prepare For Trial
Trials, as a method of dispute resolution, have been trending downward for years. For example,...
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30
Aug
Attorney/Mediator Nina Weiss, a Founding Member of the Elder Mediation Center of New Jersey, Quoted in WSJ Article on Mediating Elder Care Disputes
Nina Weiss, Esq., an attorney/mediator and partner with the law firm of Serra/Weiss in Princeton,...
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29
Aug
ELDER MEDIATION: An Opportunity for Professional Geriatric Care Managers
(I am happy to introduce my first guest blogger, Marcie D. Cooper. Marcie is a...
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