Blog – Page 82 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Jun

Backlog in decisions on claims for Social Security disability benefits continues

Processing times for Social Security determinations have reached intolerable levels. For instance, the average processing...

Jun

Owner of this Blog quoted in Lawyers USA article on Elder Mediation

A recent article in the Lawyers USA newspaper discussed the growing use of elder mediation...

Jun

Federal Court Ruled that a Disabled Person May Be Entitled to In-Home Care in Lieu of Institutionalization

A federal district court in Illinois denied the state Medicaid agency’s motion for summary judgment...

Jun

Recent Wall Street Journal article espoused the benefits of mediated and collaborative divorces over litigated divorces

The June 6, 2008 edition of the Wall Street Journal included an interesting article entitled...

Jun

New Jersey plans to implement Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program on July 1, 2008

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (“DRA”) authorized the expansion of the Long Term Care...

Jun

Cash and Counseling, a Non-Traditional Medicaid Program, Is Adopted by More States

Many states are now giving Medicaid-eligible seniors a monthly stipend they can use to hire...

Jun

Assisted-living facilities in South Jersey accused of evicting residents when savings gone

According to a recent article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, the New Jersey Office of the...

May

Owner of this Blog identified by NJBIZ magazine as One of the Top Mediators in New Jersey in the Business and Commercial practice areas

NJBIZ is a weekly magazine covering business news in New Jersey. In the May 5,...

May

Founder of the Elder Mediation Center of New Jersey quoted in the Long Island Business News on the use of elder mediation to resolve conflicts between adult children and their aged parents

As I’ve written on other occasions, as life spans increase, the prospects for sibling squabbles...

May

High-Tech Devices Promote Aging in Place for the Elderly

Will aging baby-boomers who wish to remain at home in their later years (called “aging...

May

A Shopper’s Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance

This is not a new guide but I think it is still one of the...

May

VA Aid & Attendance Benefits are not countable as income under SSI

Recently, I wrote about the fact that VA Aid & Attendance Benefits are not countable...

May

NJ Medicaid is now denying eligibility if the applicant engages in Medicaid estate planning with the intent of achieving eligibility for benefits, holding that the motivation of the applicant determines whether the applicant is or is not eligible. This ruling is plainly contrary to settled NJ law

I recently received a denial notice from the local Medicaid agency in a case in...

May

NJ Health Care Workers Protest Proposed Budget Cuts to Hospitals and Nursing Homes

Hundreds of health care workers braved windswept rain outside the Statehouse recently to protest nearly...

May

NY Times Special Section Discusses Health and Aging

Changes in our health are inevitable as we get older. But while doctors tell us...

May

Key Numbers for New Jersey Medicaid, Medicare, SSI and Social Security in 2008

New Jersey issued updated numbers for calculating Medicaid eligibility in 2008. They are: Minimum Community...

May

Recent Cases – Will Interpretation

In McAuliffe vs. Benish, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, plaintiffs, the adult daughters...

May

Bona Fide Super Lawyers?

Until recently, I paid absolutely no attention to the annual announcement of New Jersey’s Super...

May

What is Collaborative Divorce?

Our office offers Collaborative Divorce services. In a Collaborative Divorce, each of the spouses and...

May

Certified Elder Law Attorneys Are a Rare Breed

Elder law a niche legal practice area. Only 39 lawyers in New Jersey have been...

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