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Child Support
Medicaid Eligibility and Child Support Illustration.
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Jul

Medicaid Applicant’s Assets Placed in Trust for Child Support are Not “Available” in Calculating Medicaid Eligibility

July 9, 2024
Appellate Division Reverses Final Agency Decision W.F. is a legally incapacitated person who has been...
05
Dec

Special Needs Trusts and Divorce / Part 2: Child Support

December 5, 2016
(On December 1, 2016, I moderated the first Advanced Special Needs Trust Symposium, an all-day...
02
Dec

Special Needs Trusts and Divorce / Part 1: Alimony and Property Settlement Agreements

December 2, 2016
(On December 1, 2016, I moderated the first Advanced Special Needs Trust Symposium, an all-day...
09
Sep

Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. to Moderate the Advanced Special Needs Trust Symposium

September 9, 2016
“Use of Special Needs Trusts in Cases Involving Divorce”  to be presented by leading NJ...
07
Sep

Appellate Division Affirms Reformation Of Life Insurance Policy Through Imposition Of Constructive Trust

September 7, 2015
Eddie and Aidaliz Jones married in 1998. They had a child in 2003, and were...
04
Dec

Recent Legal Developments in Special Needs Planning for Disabled Beneficiaries

December 4, 2014
On December 3rd, I presented at the 72nd Semi-Annual Tax and Estate Planning Forum sponsored by...
26
Oct

Will a Medicaid Applicant’s Payment of her Minor Child’s College Expenses Subject the Applicant to a Gift Penalty?

October 26, 2014
An issue concerning the payment of college tuition arose in a recent case that may...
19
Dec

Special Needs Planning During And After Marriage

December 19, 2013
(Recently, I was the featured speaker at a meeting of the New Jersey Association of...
23
Aug

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules That Order Awarding Child Support To Disabled Child May Be Modified By Establishing Special Needs Trust For Child

August 23, 2013
In an opinion that breaks sharply with established practice, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled...
05
Jun

Court Resolves Conflicting Provisions In Divorce Settlement Agreement And Life Insurance Beneficiary Designations

June 5, 2013
Thomas v. Thomas, Docket No. A-2388-11T2 (N.J. Super. App. Div. June 4, 2013), involved competing...
04
May

Presentation on the Impact of Elder Law Issues on Divorce Mediation

May 4, 2013
On Saturday, April 27, 2013, I presented a session on the impact of elder law...
10
Feb

Appellate Division Spares A Will Contestant Frivolous Litigation Sanctions And The Invocation Of An In Terrorem Clause, Despite Her “Fanciful” Claims

February 10, 2013
In a November 5, 2010 blog post, I discussed the Superior Court of New Jersey,...
16
Dec

Court Rules Income From Special Needs Trust Must Be Utilized In Calculating Trust Beneficiary’s Child Support Obligation

December 16, 2012
The parties in this case had a brief relationship which resulted in the birth of...
05
Mar

New Jersey Legislature Considers Bill Allowing Courts To Modify Alimony And Child Support Based Upon Decrease In Income Of Paying Spouse

March 5, 2012
Bill No. 1388 was recently introduced in the New Jersey Senate with an identical, companion...
04
Jan

Non-Custodial Parent’s Establishment Of A Special Needs Trust For Child Would Not Justify Elimination Of That Parent’s Child Support Obligation

January 4, 2012
In Bond v. Bond, the Appellate Division considered whether a non-custodial parent’s creation of a...
23
Nov

Divorce and Special Needs Planning

November 23, 2011
Divorce is never easy, but if a child or spouse with special needs is involved,...
20
Nov

Post-Divorce Checklist

November 20, 2011
  General Divide all property according to divorce decree. Re-title ownership of assets, including your...
24
Feb

Top Ten (10) New Jersey Family Law Cases Decided In 2010

February 24, 2011
In January 2011, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) hosted the annual...
16
Mar

Tips For Parents Of Children With Disabilities And Other Special Needs Who Are Planning Their Estates

March 16, 2010
The following list contains some of the most frequently encountered issues faced by parents of...
05
Aug

New Jersey Appellate Court Rules That Trustees Cannot Be Ordered To Disburse Trust Assets to Satisfy Alimony And Child Support Obligations Of Divorced Spouse Beneficiary

August 5, 2009
In Lerman v. Lerman, Docket No. A-1953-07T3 (App. Div., August 4, 2009), the trustees of...
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