Identity thieves can do a lot more damage than simply committing financial fraud. Identity thieves scour obituary listings and gather personal information from genealogy …
The death of an aged family member is often an unfortunate, emotional time for all family members. Unfortunately, when the will is produced, sometimes …
Passing assets to family members is something elders often do in order to access public benefits and keep their assets away from creditors. Sometimes, …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, an Estate Administration Attorney Did you know that a creditor may be able to come after you for some …
A buy-sell agreement is an agreement between individuals, partners or shareholders in a New Jersey business that outlines the terms under which a business, …
By: Fredrick P. Niemann a NJ Estate Planning Attorney Should you exploit the new $5 million lifetime gift exemption? In 2010, Congress voted to …
In general, a charitable remainder trust is a trust in which the creator of the trust reserves the cash flow from the property contributed …
By: Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a NJ Estate Planning Attorney Besides being one of the few charitable-giving techniques that permit a donor to reserve …
A New Jersey Bankruptcy Judge recently disallowed a Proof of Claim by the lender on a Mortgage in default who was seeking to enforce …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Mortgage Appraisal Fraud Attorney Home Appraisal Fraud Joseph and Kimberli bought an un-improved lot in a subdivision …
The case can be made that discriminating against an individual in the workplace because of the person’s gender, race, religion, and similar characteristics is …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Estate Tax Attorney On December 17, 2010, the president signed into law an $858 billion federal tax …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Medicaid Attorney New Jersey has adopted a new Bill of Rights law for residents of New Jersey’s many …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Elder Law Attorney An interesting case was just decided in New Jersey on a person’s right to …
By: Fredrick P. Niemann, a NJ Estate Administration Attorney An often overlooked issue in probate and estate administration is the determination of a decedent’s …
In a recently published Administrative Law decision, the Court invalidated another attempt by New Jersey government to regulate and collect inspection fees and annual …
Sometimes even the best laid marital plans go astray. Usually when that happens, litigation does not ensue, but there are precedents for a cause …
By: Christopher J. Hanlon, Esq. New Jersey law has recognized the remedy of “Piercing a Corporate Veil” for almost as long as the corporation …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Estate Planning Attorney Whether it is a palatial estate where Rockefellers and Vanderbilts would feel at home or …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Special Needs Trust Attorney One of the most pressing needs for disabled beneficiaries is medical care. Medical Insurance …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Elder Law Attorney As the economy worsens, incidences of elder financial abuse are reportedly on the rise. The elderly …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex and Mercer County NJ Estate Planning and Administration Attorney Earlier this year, I spoke about …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Elder Law Attorney Medical science has made great strides in the last 30 years. We are certainly living …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Elder Law Attorney I recently read of a moving story from a widow who had served as her …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Medicaid Attorney In February, 2006 Congress passed some significant changes to the Medicaid laws that created some very …
On-call employees are turning into a growing liability risk for employers, as some are claiming that companies are restricting their freedom too much, and …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Elder Law Attorney Although the typical Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) recipient has worked for a fairly long …
In one of my last posts I explained how Mom’s transferring her home to a child(ren) during her lifetime will result in capital gains …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Medicaid Attorney Mary and Joe own their home and have $150,000 in savings. They have wills leaving everything to …
“Mom wants to transfer her home to me. Do you think it’s a good idea?” A seemingly simple question and one that is probably …
