Transfers to “Caregiver” Child(ren) – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Sep

Medicaid Applicants Must Receive Full and Fair Notice of the Reasons for a Decision to Deny Benefits

September 5, 2016

In this case, the Court considered whether a Medicaid applicant received full and fair notice...

May

Court Denied Medicaid’s “Caregiver Child” Exemption To Applicant’s Daughter Who Provided Care For 24 Years

May 17, 2016

A New Jersey appeals court ruled that a Medicaid applicant’s daughter, who lived with her...

Apr

Did You Know…? In Some Situations, A Medicaid Applicant’s Home Can Be Gifted Without A Medicaid Penalty

April 8, 2016

In general, Medicaid rules impose periods of Medicaid ineligibility (“penalty periods”) when a Medicaid applicant...

Apr

What is the Medicaid “Look-Back” Period?

April 6, 2016

Medicaid, unlike Medicare, is a public benefit program based upon financial need. As a result,...

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...

Oct

Transfer Of Medicaid Applicant’s Home To Caretaker Child Not Exempt Because Caretaker Child Provided Insufficient Level Of Care

October 13, 2012

In the usual case, a transfer of assets, or gift, by a Medicaid applicant made...

Sep

In A Medicaid Case, An ALJ's Findings Of Fact Based Upon The Credibility Of Witnesses Cannot Be Rejected Without Proper Cause

September 12, 2011

For most of her life, V.P. resided in her home with her adult son, R.P....

Dec

Top 12 New Jersey Elder Law Cases Decided In 2010

December 14, 2010

Here are my selections for the top ten (10) twelve (12) New Jersey elder law...

Dec

Medicaid Eligibility Denied Based Upon A Home Transfer To A "Caregiver Child" Who Was Employed Full-Time

December 15, 2009

(The A.N. case, described below, was decided on administrative appeal in 2007 and affirmed the...