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Elder Law
17
Aug

“Spousal Refusal” Strategy, Used to Avoid Paying Nursing Home, Held to Create Implied Contract to Repay Medicaid Benefits

August 17, 2016
A New York trial court entered judgment against a woman who refused to contribute to...
16
Aug

Guardianship Not Warranted Where Less Restrictive Alternatives Available To Address Needs Of Alleged Incapacitated Person

August 16, 2016
A New York surrogate turned down a guardianship petition filed by the parents of a...
15
Aug

Trust Instrument Does Not Immunize Trustee From Liability For Breaching Duty Of Undivided Loyalty To Beneficiaries

August 15, 2016
In 1992, Ann Mark created two irrevocable trusts for the benefit of her three children....
01
Aug

In Contested Guardianship Action, Counsel Fees Awarded to Plaintiff and Court-Appointed Guardian; Denied to Lawyer Hired by Alleged Incapacitated Person

August 1, 2016
Plaintiff filed an action seeking to declare his mother, D.W., an incapacitated person, and seeking...
25
Jul

Appellate Court Affirms DDD Denial of Payment to Guardian

July 25, 2016
M.L. is the co-guardian and mother of C.L., a disabled 25-year old man with autism...
18
Jul

Appellate Court Affirms Admission of Will to Probate, Rejecting Lack of Capacity and Undue Influence Claims

July 18, 2016
When Helen Weste died in 2010, she was divorced with no children. In 1994, she...
14
Jul

Medicaid Officials Not Liable For Providing False Information; Applicant Could Have Obtained Correct Info By Hiring A Lawyer

July 14, 2016
In a recent opinion, an appellate court in Minnesota held that county officials were not...
08
Jul

Federal Appeals Court Rules Special Needs Trust Distributions May Not Be Counted As Income By Section 8 Housing Program

July 8, 2016
Reversing a federal district court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled...
06
Jul

Trial Court Did Not Abuse its Discretion in Restricting Son’s Visitation with Incapacitated, Gravely Ill Mother

July 6, 2016
In 2014, Joseph Fabics filed a verified complaint seeking guardianship of his mother. The court...
05
Jun

The Best Way to Talk to Someone with Alzheimer’s

June 5, 2016
I just read an insightful article in the Washington Post. The article, by Susan Berger,...
24
May

NJ Supreme Court Rules Non-Lawyers Who Assist In Medicaid Planning Are Engaged In The Unauthorized Practice of Law

May 24, 2016
The Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, appointed by the Supreme Court of New...
11
May

Government Long-Term Care Benefits for New Jersey Residents (Video)

May 11, 2016
Government Long-Term Care Benefits for NJ Residents 908-232-7400 Vanarelli & Li, LLC provides comprehensive Government Long-Term...
08
May

Disability Planning for New Jersey Residents (Video)

May 8, 2016
  Vanarelli & Li, LLC provides Special Needs Trusts and Disability Planning Attorney Services throughout...
02
May

Administrative Law Judge Reverses Reduction in Medicaid Personal Care Assistant Hours

May 2, 2016
I represented the 84-year old petitioner in P.R.-P. v. United Healthcare , a case in...
27
Apr

Court Vacates Injunction Against Law Firm’s Ad Critical of Nursing Home

April 27, 2016
McHugh Fuller, a law firm which focuses on nursing home abuse and neglect, ran a full-page...
26
Apr

Payments from an Annuity Purchased with a Spouse’s “Resource Allowance” are Income under Medicaid

April 26, 2016
A New Jersey appeals court ruled that payments to the spouse of a Medicaid recipient...
22
Apr

Court Affirms Termination of Personal Care Assistance Services Received by Disabled Person Since 2009

April 22, 2016
In this case, a New Jersey appeals court held that a disabled New Jersey resident...
11
Apr

Court Dismisses Legal Malpractice Suit For Failure To Assert Unjust Enrichment Claim In Earlier Undue Influence Case

April 11, 2016
Vicinio v. Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle & Sacks, LLC is a legal malpractice action stemming...
07
Apr

Alzheimer’s Association Issues 2016 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures Report

April 7, 2016
The Alzheimer’s Association has issued its 2016 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report. The report is “a statistical...
04
Apr

Law Designed to Protect Seniors Does Not Impose a Duty on Banks to Report Elder Abuse to Authorities

April 4, 2016
Following bench trial, a trial judge ruled that a state law designed to protect seniors and...
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