Grandparent Visitation: When Grandparents Are Shut Out Most grandparents never have to worry about suing anyone to spend time with their...
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Grandparent Visitation Last Word
GRANDPARENT VISITATION REVISITED For the July 12, 2001, edition of the Courier, I wrote a column entitled Grandparent Visitation: A Right No More?...
Grandparent Visitation: A Right No More?
Grandparent Visitation: A Right No More? In the New Jersey Appellate Division decision, entitled Wilde v. Wilde, the viability of the grandparent...
Don’t Let Gift Tax Stop You
GIVING YOUR MONEY AWAY Don't Let Gift Tax Stop You Few concepts are more misunderstood than the taxation of gifts. Some people believe that any gift...
Generation Skipping Tax
WATCH OUT FOR THAT TAX, GRANDMA! Grandparents are blessed individuals. They get to have little children scamper at their feet twice in their lives....
When Selling Your Home Brings an Unexpected Tax Bill
KEEPING THE IRS OUT OF YOUR HOUSE Many people aren't aware of the fact that in 1997 Congress changed the tax laws governing the recognition of gain...
Finer Points of Excluding Gain On Sale of House
YOUR HOME, YOUR CASTLE, YOUR MONEY By this point in time, most people know that they are entitled to a $250,000 exclusion from the gain realized on...
Finding the Right Attorney Is Harder Than It Should Be
How do you find the attorney who is right for you? For instance, if you need a Last Will and Testament drafted or if your family member is in a...
Understanding an Important FDIC Rule for Living Trusts
NEW FDIC RULES FOR LIVING TRUSTS The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, recently simplified its rules for living trust bank accounts....
Failing to Plan
People don't like to think about their being disabled. Because of this, a large percentage of our population has failed to put in place a plan that...
Estate Planning Basics: What You Need to Know
There has been a lot of talk lately about a repeal of the estate tax. President Bush has promised to repeal the "death tax," claiming that it taxes...
End of Year Gifting
THE SEASON OF GIVING The end of the year is coming quickly. At this time of the year, people often wonder whether or not they should give a monetary...
What the Domestic Partnership Act Actually Changed
GAY COUPLES RECEIVE CLASS A STATUS Recently, Governor McGreevey signed the "Domestic Partnership Act." The stated purpose of the Act is to...
Does Your Child Suffer a Disability
Benefits for the Developmentally Disabled One of the miracles of life is that so many of us are born completely functional and healthy - so many of...
Do I Need an Elder Law Attorney? Do I Ever?
The first column I ever wrote for the Courier was entitled, Do I Need an Elder Law Attorney. The column was an example of shameless self-promotion....
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Attention IRA Beneficiaries: A Rule Change You Should Know About
In December of 2019, the SECURE Act became law. Part of this new law was a change to how beneficiaries of qualified accounts (such as IRAs, 401(k)’s) must withdraw assets from these accounts after the death of the account owner. Prior to the SECURE Act, a...
Caregiver Child Victory
Recently, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, rendered a very insightful decision concerning an issue involving the Medicaid program. Medicaid is a health payment plan for needy individuals. In order to qualify for Medicaid benefits, an individual...
Take the Blinders Off
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is the federal agency that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Medicare and Medicaid are the primary payers for care in skilled nursing facilities, commonly known as nursing homes. Twelve years ago, CMS...
Taking Control of Your Possible Disability
There may come a point in your life when you are unable to make decisions for yourself. This inability may be temporary—such as a temporary disability after an accident—or it may be permanent, such as the inability to make decisions due to dementia. Whatever the...
The Benefits of a Trust Protector
When a person passes away, his property passes on to other individuals. If the decedent dies with a last will and testament, then his property will pass to the individuals he named in his Will. How property passes under a Will can vary greatly depending on the terms...
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