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Elder Law
08
Oct

Entry of Order Determining Issue of Genuine Dispute was Erroneous; Failure to Give Adverse Party Five Days to Object Violated New Jersey Court Rules

October 8, 2014
In In re Tomei Trust, in connection with a family dispute regarding ownership of a...
06
Oct

In Appointment of Guardian, Appellate Division Overrides “Kinship-Hierarchy Preference” Where Result Would Be Contrary To Best Interests Of The Ward

October 6, 2014
In re S.H. was a contested guardianship litigation centering on who should be appointed guardian for...
29
Sep

NAELA Members described as “True Friends of the Court” in New Jersey Supreme Court decision allowing State Pension to pay into Special Needs Trust

September 29, 2014
Appearing Above, Left to Right: NAELA Board member Ron Landsman, Esq., CAP, who filed a...
23
Sep

Article in New Jersey Law Journal on Our Recent NJ Supreme Court Victory in Case Involving a Disabled Child, State Pension and Special Needs Trust

September 23, 2014
Court OKs Trusts for Disabled Kids of Cops and Firefighters NJ Supreme Court Justice Jaynee...
23
Sep

Order Directing Parties Rather Than Ward Pay Court-Appointed Counsel’s Fee In Guardianship Case Upheld On Appeal

September 23, 2014
This was a contested guardianship case involving S.H., called “Sarah” by the court, a 28...
17
Sep

Top Ten New Jersey Elder and Disability Law Cases in 2014

September 17, 2014
The 17th Annual Elder and Disability Law Symposium was held on September 17, 2014 at...
16
Sep

Because Right of Surviving Joint Owner to Multiple-Party Accounts Turns on Intent of the Decedent and Relationship of the Parties, Summary Judgment dismissal was Inappropriate

September 16, 2014
In In re Estate of DeFrank, 433 N.J. Super. 258 (App. Div. Nov. 15, 2013),...
15
Sep

Objection to Admitting Handwritten Will to Probate Properly Dismissed, but Trial Court lacked Authority to Transfer Non-Probate Assets to Trust

September 15, 2014
In Estate of William Strohmenger, 2013 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2651 (App. Div. Oct. 31,...
13
Sep

NJ Supreme Court Permits Disabled Child of Retired Fireman to Designate Special Needs Trust as Beneficiary of State Pension Plan

September 13, 2014
(In the midst of my oral argument before the New Jersey Supreme Court held on...
10
Sep

Attorney Representation of Father and Sons in Estate Planning did not Constitute Conflict of Interest or Breach of Fiduciary Duty

September 10, 2014
In Salvemini v. Spector, 2013 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2942 (App. Div. Dec. 13, 2013),...
03
Sep

Appeals Court Affirms Penalty, Ruling Gifts Not Made Exclusively for a Purpose Other than to Qualify for Medicaid

September 3, 2014
Gifts made during the Medicaid look-back period result in a penalty, or period of ineligibility,...
28
Aug

New Jersey Planning to Eliminate the Income Cap for Home-and-Community Medicaid

August 28, 2014
The Medicaid programs in New Jersey which help residents pay long-term care costs are about...
25
Aug

Doctrine of Laches Justifies Dismissal of Probate Lawsuit Against Executor, filed 5 Years after Release was Signed

August 25, 2014
In re Estate of Klausner, 2014 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1517 (App. Div. June 23,...
21
Aug

Nursing Home Resident’s Child Who Signs Admission Agreement As “Responsible Party” Can Be Sued For Services Rendered To Resident

August 21, 2014
A nursing home resident’s adult child who signs an admission agreement as the “Responsible Party”...
30
Jul

The Need for Medicaid Planning

July 30, 2014
(In Zahner v. Mackereth (U.S. Dist. Ct., W.D. PA, Jan. 16, 2014), a federal district court...
18
Jul

Liability of a Guardian for the Harmful Acts of a Ward

July 18, 2014
When confronting the prospect of guardianship for a loved one, a threshold issue is who...
08
Jul

Medicaid Applicant’s Claim Against State for Unreasonable Delay Survives New Jersey’s Motion to Dismiss

July 8, 2014
In Brill v. Velez (U.S. Dist. Ct., D. N.J., No. 1:13-cv-05643 (NLH/AMD), June 27, 2014), a...
20
Jun

Gift Penalty Affirmed; No Evidence Medicaid Applicant’s Transfer was Loan Repayment, and No Deference Accorded ALJ’s Contrary Decision

June 20, 2014
In the May 19, 2014 J.P. v. Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services decision, New...
16
Jun

House Ownership Options when a Parent and Adult Child Live Together: Tax, Medicaid and Personal Issues

June 16, 2014
(On June 16, 2014, I was a speaker at the 71st Semi-Annual Tax & Estate...
10
Jun

Court Denies Preliminary Injunction to Prevent New Jersey Medicaid from Counting Annuity as Available Resource

June 10, 2014
A federal district court in New Jersey ruled that a Medicaid applicant was not entitled...
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