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20
Dec

Professor Donald D. Vanarelli (Retired) speaks at ICLE Elder Law College on Social Security and SSI Issues

On December 16, 2008, I spoke at the 2008 “Elder Law College”, held at the...
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19
Dec

Survival Guide for Veterans

As stated in the December 19th Editorial in the New York Times, veterans often find...
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19
Dec

NJ Supreme Court Lifts Ban On SUPER LAWYER, BEST LAWYER Advertising

Ending months of anticipation, New Jersey’s highest court has struck down Opinion 39, a prohibition...
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18
Dec

Director of Medicaid upholds the denial of nursing home Medicaid benefits to applicants who paid family members for care under Life Care Contracts

As I reported in a blog post in October at https://vanarellilaw.com/nj-judge-recently-ruled-that-a-medicaid-applicants-prepayment, ALJ Paone ruled, in...
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17
Dec

Pension bill would allow deferrals of 401(k) and IRA withdrawals in 2009

Congress approved legislation that would allow retirees to defer withdrawals from their 401(k) plans and...
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16
Dec

Denial of Medicaid Benefits by NY Medicaid Agency Reversed Because Agency Failed to Reconsider in Reasonable Time

A New York trial court held that because the state Medicaid agency failed to reconsider...
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14
Dec

Governor Signs Predatory Annuities Prevention Act

An annuity is a type of insurance product in which an insurer, in exchange for...
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14
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...
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13
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...
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12
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...
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10
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...
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09
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...
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08
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...
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06
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...
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04
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...
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03
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...
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02
Dec

Public Benefits Basics – Social Security and SSI Benefits

Because much of the elder law practice population is elderly or disabled and at or...
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01
Dec

MEDICAID PLANNING: NEW STRATEGIES, NEW CASES

What emerging case law is demonstrating about Medicaid planning techniques: SITUATION PLANNING TECHNIQUE Applicant does...
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28
Nov

Blogging Lawyers

This is my 100th blog post, a milestone of sorts. This blog is an integrated...
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25
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...
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