The Social Security Administration (“SSA”) recently revised its policy manual with regard to the administration of special needs trusts. This...
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How Do You Obtain Guardianship for an Adult?
As I previously posted, I have obtained guardianship for hundreds of individuals, primarily in the superior court serving Monmouth, Middlesex, and...
Understanding Guardianship in New Jersey
A guardianship is a procedure through which an individual, called the "ward," is adjudicated to be an incapacitated individual by a court. Another...
A Special Needs Trust Victory Worth Noting
The mother of a special needs child was recently awarded in excess of $441,000 from her daughter’s special needs trust for services that the mother...
How a Living Trust Can Offer More Than Just Estate Planning
Over the years, numerous clients have asked me, “Do I need a living trust?” A living trust is often used as a Will-substitute, meaning that the...
Can You Draft Your Own Will?
I have given hundreds of seminars on topics of elder law, covering topics such as estate planning, Medicaid planning, estate administration. When...
Avoiding the Need for a Guardianship
When an adult can no longer manage their own personal or financial affairs, families often assume court involvement is unavoidable. In reality, many...
Executor’s Duty to Account
One of the biggest responsibilities that any executor or trustee has is to account to the beneficiaries of the estate or the trust. Executors and...
Drafting a Trust
A trust can be an excellent vehicle for passing your assets onto future generations. There are various reasons that a person might wish to create a...
What Is an Executor as Compared to a Trustee?
What is the difference between an executor and a trustee? I get that question a lot. Most often when a client has a reason to have a trust in his...
Being a Professional
Many people in business say, “I’m a professional.” It would seem as if everyone is a professional. Yet, the public is truly disserved when people...
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Looking for the Magic Pill
LOOKING FOR THE MAGIC PILL, AT A GOOD PRICE Older people must be on drugs. Expensive ones. Congress is debating whether or not to add a prescription drug feature to the Medicare program. As those of you 65 or older know, Medicare does not pay for prescription drugs....
Long Term Care
SURVIVING THE COST OF LONG TERM CARE Our population is rapidly aging. By the year 2030, the percentage of individuals over the age of 65 will double. Yet, we know that longevity does not equate to a high quality of life. Often with longevity comes a need for long term...
Long Term Care Insurance
LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE Have you ever been contacted by someone selling long-term care insurance? If you were interested and investigate it further, you may have come to the conclusion that the insurance was just too expensive. I've had a lot of people tell me that....
What a Life Estate Really Means for Your Home and Your Heirs
LONG TERM CARE AND THE HOME One of the assets most dear to a person's heart is their home. This is particularly true for older individuals, many of whom have lived in the same home for forty or more years. More than anything else, these individuals want to ensure that...
A Supreme Court Case With Consequences Beyond One Family
THE ELDERLY SCORE BIG-TIME IN COURT I barely want to say it out loud, but if you've noticed, my recent columns have been about court victories for the elderly. It wasn't always that way. There was a time in the not so distant past when I thought elder law attorney...
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