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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits
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Apr

How Does an ABLE Account Impact Eligibility for Public Benefit Programs Based Upon Financial Need?

April 15, 2017
New Jersey’s ABLE law (the acronym is short for “Achieving a Better Life Experience”) went...
28
Mar

Social Security Eliminates Rule Giving Opinions of Treating Doctors “Greater Weight” Than Other Medical Providers

March 28, 2017
The Social Security Administration (SSA) published two final regulations that will have significant impacts on...
22
Feb

Second Circuit Bars Medicaid Penalty: Trusts Not Countable Since Beneficiary Had No Authority To Direct Distributions

February 22, 2017
In Simonsen v Bremby(2d Cir., No. 16-204-cv, Feb. 15, 2017), the daughter/Medicaid applicant filed suit...
26
Jan

A New Resource for Families: DDD’s Supports Program Quick Guide

January 26, 2017
The Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) is a division of New Jersey’s Department of Human...
23
Jan

Social Security Launches Representative Payee Training Program

January 23, 2017
To ensure that all beneficiaries can receive their payments and make proper use of funds,...
05
Dec

2017 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Figures Released

December 5, 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released its SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards...
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...
11
Sep

Does a Section 529 Educational Savings Plan Account Impact a Minor Receiving SSI Benefits?

September 11, 2016
Question: Does a Section 529 educational savings plan account impact the eligibility of a minor...
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...
08
Mar

NJ Law Revision Commission Considers Statutory Revision to Codify Supreme Court Decision in Saccone Case

March 8, 2016
The New Jersey Law Revision Commission (“NJLRC”) is an independent legislative commission of the State...
05
Mar

SSA Must Now Provide Reasons for Claim Denials With Citations To Regulations When A Trust Causes SSI Ineligibility  

March 5, 2016
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently published new guidelines mandating that the agency issue detailed...
05
Jan

Roundup of Key Elder Law Numbers for 2016

January 5, 2016
Below are figures for 2016 that are frequently used in the elder law practice or...
22
Dec

SSA Publishes Regulations for ABLE Accounts Owned by SSI Recipients

December 22, 2015
[gview file=”http://vanarellilaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/POMS-SI-01130.740-Achieving-a-Better-Life-Experience-ABLE-Accounts.pdf”] As explained in previous blog posts here, here and here, an Achieving a...
01
Dec

Determining Disability Under Social Security’s Rules and Regulations

December 1, 2015
Disability benefits are available to claimants under both disability benefit programs established under the Social...
17
Nov

Reporting Requirements for SSI Recipients

November 17, 2015
The Social Security Administration (SSA) requires periodic reports from all recipients of Supplemental Security Income...
17
Aug

Does Temporary Mismanagement of Special Needs Trust = Permanent SSI Ineligibility?

August 17, 2015
A federal district court concluded that a decision of the Social Security Administration (SSA) to...
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...
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...
07
Apr

Preferences Expressed by Incapacitated Person Entitled to Court Consideration

April 7, 2015
A New Jersey appellate court ruled that a person who is incapacitated may still be...
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