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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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20
Aug

Are VA Aid And Attendance Benefits Available For The Spouse Of A Veteran And, If So, How Much Can The Spouse Expect To Receive?

(The following is based upon a real discussion that recently took place on an elder...
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15
Aug

Under New Policy, Medicare Will No Longer Pay The Extra Cost Of Treating Certain Medical Conditions That Occur While A Patient Is In The Hospital

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new State Medicaid Directors...
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13
Aug

According To The Wall Street Journal, Nursing Homes Are Forcing Out Frail And Ill Residents In An Effort To Replace Them With Shorter-Term Residents Likely To Bring More Revenue

Federal law allows nursing homes to evict residents for six reasons: they are healthy enough...
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12
Aug

Study Finds That Settling A Lawsuit Is Better Than Going To Trial In the Vast Majority Of Cases

A part of my practice involves mediation and collaborative legal practice. Both mediation and collaborative...
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10
Aug

The Future of the Practice of Law in New Jersey: More Technology, More Specialization, Aging Clients, More Mediation and Collaborative Practice, and Fewer Trials

New Jersey Lawyer (NJL), the official newspaper of the New Jersey Bar, recently took a...
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29
Jul

The Goal of Divorce Mediation is a Good Divorce

THE GOAL OF DIVORCE MEDIATION: A “GOOD” DIVORCE A “good” divorce accomplishes 3 objectives: Legal...
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28
Jul

Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Fix Estate Tax at 2009 Level

A bipartisan bill that would freeze the estate tax at the level that will prevail...
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25
Jul

NJ Supreme Court holds that punitive damages are not ordinarily permitted in an estate litigation or will contest even when the proponent of the will has engaged in egregious behavior resulting in undue influence

In the Matter of the Estate of Madeleine Stockdale, the New Jersey Supreme Court considered...
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20
Jul

Union County Judge Enters An Order, The First Of Its Kind In New Jersey, Establishing A Third Party Special Needs Trust In An Intestate Estate

For a number of years now, elder law attorneys in New Jersey have often achieved...
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