Law Office of Donald D. Vanarelli Blog

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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In the first reported case of its kind in New Jersey, Judge Peter E. Doyne, Bergen County Assignment Judge, held attorney Daniel M. Kaminsky in contempt of court for violating multiple court orders to refrain from conducting research on the internet concerning the issues involved in a criminal trial in which Kaminsky participated as a [...]

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A New Jersey appeals court recently ruled that a Medicaid recipient’s wife is not entitled to an increase in her minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance (MMMNA) because she did not demonstrate that her financial duress was caused by exceptional circumstances. K.L. v. Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (N.J. Super. Ct., A.D., No. A-3288-10T1, [...]

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Bill No. 1388 was recently introduced in the New Jersey Senate with an identical, companion bill, Bill No. 685, also introduced in the Assembly. This bill amends New Jersey Statute 2A:34-23, concerning child support and alimony, to provide that an obligor’s child support or alimony payments may be modified when an obligor’s income is diminished [...]

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New Jersey legislators are now considering passage of the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act (“UAGPPJA”). This uniform law, promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2007, already has been adopted in 19 states and the District of Columbia, and is pending in the legislatures of 13 other [...]

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Established in 1978, the New Jersey Mental Health Players Program (NJMHP), celebrating its 34th year, is the longest-running mental health education program in New Jersey. NJMHP provides interactive, educational sessions which depict realistic scenarios involving mental health issues. The sessions provide audiences with a dynamic way to receive basic education about mental illness and become [...]

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Verna and John Obermuller transferred their real property located in Brooklyn, New York to their daughter Joan Langone, one of their four children, while retaining life estates and powers of appointment in the property. John and Verna also executed a Trust Agreement between themselves as grantors, and Joan as grantee, in which Joan acknowledged that [...]

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