Blog – Page 83 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

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Measure Would Mandate That Palimony Pacts Be In Writing

Recently, New Jersey’s Senate Judiciary Committee signaled bipartisan support for legislation that would require that all palimony...

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Bills Would Deprive Abusive Parents of Alimony And Inheritance Rights

Recently, the Senate and Assembly judiciary committees unanimously recommended passage of legislation that would eliminate...

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The Basics of VA Pension Benefits

A. The Difference Between VA Compensation and VA Pension Benefits. A veteran who suffered an...

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The Basics of VA Compensation Benefits and the Effect that the receipt of VA Compensation will have upon Eligibility for SSI and Medicaid Benefits

If a person with disabilities is a veteran, a child of a veteran, the spouse...

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Federal Court Again Rules That The Payment Stream From An Annuity Paid To The Spouse Of A Nursing Home Resident Is Not Countable In Determining The Nursing Home Resident's Eligibility For Medicaid

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, in a case entitled Weatherbee...

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Uniform Adult Guardianship And Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act

The Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceeding Jurisdiction Act (UAGPPJA) has been endorsed by the...

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CMS issues new POMS for trusts

A new Programs Operations Manual System (POMS), used by Social Security Administration employees to administer...

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SSA Adopts "Preponderance of the Evidence" Standard

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a final rule that applies the “preponderance of...

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SSA Online Retirement Tools

Retirement Estimator. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a new on-line calculator that allows authenticated...

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Legal Podcasting

A podcast is a series of audio or video digital media files which is distributed...

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Top 10 (Actually 14) New Jersey Guardianship / Elder Law / Medicaid and Public Benefits Planning Cases

In my years of practicing elder law and guardianship litigation, I’ve become accustomed to meeting...

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Law Is Far From The Worst Profession; Lawyers Rank Substantially Higher Than Nuclear Decontamination Technicians

In spite of all of the complaining that lawyers do about their jobs and clients...

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Top New Jersey Elder Law Cases Decided In 2008

There were 6 significant cases decided in New Jersey in 2008 in the area of...

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Key Decisions in Setting Up a Special Needs Trust

Simply defined, a trust is an agreement between two people — a grantor who donates...

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The Trustee of a Special Needs Trust for an Adult Disabled Person May Make Distributions for Pornographic Materials According to Several Special Needs Legal Specialists

A recent question to the Academy of Special Needs Planners (ASNP) members-only Listserv generated a...

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Can The Costs Of Care In An Assisted Living Facility Be Deducted On Your Federal Individual Income Tax Returns As Medical Expenses?

The costs of nursing home care can be deducted on federal individual income tax returns...

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