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Elder Law
23
Nov

Administrator of Estate Lacked Standing to Appeal Medicaid Denial

November 23, 2015
A court in Connecticut ruled that the administrator of an estate lacked standing to appeal...
18
Nov

Judge Rules NJ’s Prevention of Domestic Violence Act Covers Elder Abuse

November 18, 2015
In a case of first impression, a trial judge in Ocean County ruled that victims...
04
Nov

Medicaid Not Required to Consider Applicant’s Trust Reformed by a Court During the Look-Back Period

November 4, 2015
An appeals court holds that the Massachusetts Medicaid is not required to recognize the reformation...
02
Nov

Appellate Division Rejects Estate’s Challenge to DMAHS and DDD Claims for Reimbursement of Benefits Paid to Decedent

November 2, 2015
The decedent, Tracy Solivan, had been disabled at birth as a result of medical malpractice...
19
Oct

Appellate Division Affirms Chancery Court Ruling Clarifying Powers and Duties of Agent under Power of Attorney

October 19, 2015
Sylvia Fishbein and her husband created the Fishbein Revocable Trust in 1994. In 2005, following...
16
Oct

Chancery Court Admits Unsigned Last Will and Testament to Probate

October 16, 2015
The decedent, William Anton, was survived by his wife, with whom he was in the...
06
Oct

Action Against Assisted Living Facility For Resident’s Choking Death Survives Summary Judgment In Federal District Court 

October 6, 2015
Nancy Gimenez-Watson was a resident of Brighton Gardens of Edison, an assisted living facility (ALF)...
01
Oct

Top 10 New Jersey Elder Law and Special Needs Trust Cases Decided in 2015

October 1, 2015
The 18th Annual Elder and Disability Law Symposium was held on September 29, 2015 at...
14
Sep

Reduction in PCA Hours Reversed; Assessment Tool Imposed Artificial Cap of 25 Hours of Care

September 14, 2015
The decision by respondent, United Healthcare, a managed care organization, to reduce the Personal Care...
03
Sep

Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. will be speaking at the 2015 First Annual End Of Life Conference

September 3, 2015
[gview file=”http://vanarellilaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/End-of-Life-Conference.pdf” save=”1″] Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. will be speaking at the “First Annual End...
02
Sep

Medicaid Gift Penalty May Not Be Reduced If Some, Or All, Of The Gifted Assets Are Returned

September 2, 2015
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, affirmed a decision of the Director of...
01
Sep

Motion For Reconsideration Is Improper Vehicle For Party Seeking To Vacate A Settlement Agreement

September 1, 2015
Following the death of Kenneth Kanter, his son contested the validity of Mr. Kanter’s will...
23
Aug

Superior Court Permits Disinterment Over Objection Of Decedent’s Daughter

August 23, 2015
Immediately after the sudden death of her husband, Elizabeth Greenstein was approached by a rabbi...
21
Jul

How We Got A Letter Admitted To Probate As A Last Will and Testament

July 21, 2015
(The following excerpt is a portion of a brief prepared by my Law Firm in...
13
Jul

Probate Judge Properly Exercised Discretion In Denying Guardianship Objections Without A Hearing

July 13, 2015
Following a daughter’s application to be appointed as guardian for her father, her brother objected...
08
Jul

Comprehensive Rehabilitation Hospital Is Not Subject To New Jersey Nursing Home Act

July 8, 2015
Plaintiff Wilson Bermudez was a patient at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation’s West Facility for five...
15
Jun

Property Left at Gravesite is “Abandoned;” Conversion Claim for Removal of Property is Dismissed  

June 15, 2015
In Taffaro v. Taffaro, the plaintiff sued his half-sister claiming that she removed decorations and...
04
Jun

SSA Clarifies Its Position on Court-Established Special Needs Trusts

June 4, 2015
After advocates criticized the Social Security Administration (SSA) for refusing to allow court-established Special Needs...
02
Jun

No Reduction In Medicaid’s Transfer Penalty Unless ALL Transferred Assets Are Returned To The Applicant

June 2, 2015
In the C.C. v. Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services case, plaintiff filed an application...
21
May

Top 10 New Jersey Elder Law and Special Needs Planning Cases Decided in 2014

May 21, 2015
The 17th Annual Elder Law Retreat, presented by the New Jersey State Bar Association Elder and...
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