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		<title>Understanding Federal Estate Taxes, and State Estate and Inheritance Taxes (All Of Which Are Commonly Referred To As “Death Taxes”)</title>
		<link>http://www.dvanarelli.com/blog/?p=9150</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 21:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Estate Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estate and Gift Taxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two types of taxes can be assessed against property that passes to your heirs after you die. They are: estate taxes and inheritance taxes. Estate taxes are further divided into two types, depending upon the taxing authority imposing the tax. Federal estate taxes are imposed by the U.S. government, while state estate taxes are imposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 States With The Most Expensive Costs For Care In Assisted Living Facilities</title>
		<link>http://www.dvanarelli.com/blog/?p=9135</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 21:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvanar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assisted Living Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Care Facilities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Housing for the Elderly and Disabled]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cost for care in an assisted living facility (ALF) varies widely throughout the United States. You may have expected some states listed below to be expensive, but there are others with high costs which may surprise you. Is your state on the top 10  list for the most expensive yearly cost? 10. New Hampshire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appeals Court Holds Adult Child Liable for Mother&#8217;s Nursing Home Bill Under Filial Responsibility Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 01:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvanar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governmental or Public Benefit Programs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Pennsylvania appellate court held that son is liable for his mother&#8217;s $93,000 nursing home bill under the state&#8217;s filial responsibility law. Health Care &#38; Retirement Corporation of America v. Pittas (Pa. Super.Ct., No. 536 EDA 2011, May 7, 2012). John Pittas&#8217; mother entered a nursing home for rehabilitation following a car crash in September 2007. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips From The Parent Of A Child With ADHD About Navigating The Special Education Maze</title>
		<link>http://www.dvanarelli.com/blog/?p=9104</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 19:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I had a consultation with a parent of a child suffering from attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who shared some of the lessons she learned over the years in advocating to obtaining appropriate special education supports for her child in her local school system: 1.  To make her case that her elementary school student with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Claim of Surviving Joint-Owner of Estate Assets Can Be Defeated If Decedent Did Not Intend to Leave Assets to Survivor, or If a Confidential Relationship Existed</title>
		<link>http://www.dvanarelli.com/blog/?p=9039</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvanar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Estate Litigation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Will Contests]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Aurelia DeFrank died on August 18, 2009, a resident ofMercer County, New Jersey. Although decedent’s husband predeceased her, her two (2) adult children, daughters Lorraine D. Rubaltelli and  Diane C. DiDonato, survived her.  Decedent executed a will dated March 21, 2002 which was admitted to probate. Decedent’s probate estate consisted of real property, including a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NJ Court Refuses To Enforce Mediated Settlement, Finding Post-Mediation Correspondence Memorializing The Agreement To Be Confidential</title>
		<link>http://www.dvanarelli.com/blog/?p=9036</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvanar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commercial Mediation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enforcing Mediated Settlements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this case, the chancery court held that post-mediation correspondence between the attorneys for the parties allegedly memorializing the terms of a verbal settlement reached in mediation constituted confidential mediation communications, not subject to disclosure. Partners Pharmacy Services v. Halbert, Docket No. C-72-09 (Chan. Div., Union County, April 16, 2012) The parties in this case [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appeals Court Enforces Mediated Settlement Agreement Drafted By The Mediator, Not The Parties’ Lawyers</title>
		<link>http://www.dvanarelli.com/blog/?p=9029</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Divorce Mediation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enforcing Mediated Settlements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Beim v. Sawyer (N.J. App. Div. A-2816-10T1, decided on February 29, 2012), defendant, in her 70s, filed for a divorce from plaintiff, in his 80s. After the complaint and answer were filed and discovery completed, the parties made repeated efforts to settle their dispute through multiple alternative dispute resolution events held over an extended period. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Never Conclude A Successful Mediation Without A Settlement Agreement Signed By the Parties</title>
		<link>http://www.dvanarelli.com/blog/?p=8960</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvanar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Enforcing Mediated Settlements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Williamson v. Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals (N.J. App. Div., March 12, 2012), the New Jersey appellate court advised mediating parties how to prevent successful post-mediation challenges to settlements reached in mediation. The court’s conclusion: don’t conclude the mediation without having the parties or their counsel draft and sign a document containing the essential terms of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Jersey’s First Full-Day Estate / Probate and Elder Mediation Training Program Was A Success</title>
		<link>http://www.dvanarelli.com/blog/?p=8993</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvanar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elder, Estate, Probate and Guardianship Mediation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mediation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Personal Achievements and Awards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our Estate/Probate and Elder Mediation Training program, held yesterday at the New Jersey Law Center, was very successful. Excellent turn-out and program quality. The attendees were very diverse, including attorneys, care managers, social workers, financial professionals, medical providers and others. Wonderful audience feedback. Many thanks to all presenters, including geriatric care managers Judith Parnes, Connie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VA Releases New Medical Forms To Support Faster Claims Processing</title>
		<link>http://www.dvanarelli.com/blog/?p=8987</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvanar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[VA Compensation Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VA Pension Benefits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced the release of 68 new forms that the agency anticipates will help speed the processing of veterans’ disability compensation and pension claims. These forms can be completed by private physicians, eliminating the need for a VA clinic examination in certain circumstances. “VA employees will be able to [...]]]></description>
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