What to Do When You Inherit a Nonqualified Commercial Annuity
• As a beneficiary of a nonqualified annuity, you have options to choose from when an annuity is passed on to you. Clients who …
• As a beneficiary of a nonqualified annuity, you have options to choose from when an annuity is passed on to you. Clients who …
When a tenant stiffs you for unpaid rent or fails to pay for damages done to your property, many landlords are unfamiliar with the …
The New Jersey Transfer Inheritance Tax is a lien on all property owned by a decedent as of the date of his/her death for …
Restrictive agreements of physicians are still enforceable. The Supreme Court found nothing in the nature of the medical profession requiring exemption from the general …
I’ve written a lot about the elective share rights of a surviving spouse when he or she is omitted from the will of his/her …
The construction of a ramp to access a building is a modification under the Fair Housing Act and therefore will be paid for by …
Medicare is a federal program of health insurance. Medicare pays for acute illness but it is not a program designed to provide benefits for …
Guardianship is an import tool for protecting incapacitated adults who are unable to care for themselves. One role of the guardian is to make …
We recently received a call from a personal injury attorney in need of help. The attorney had pursued a wrongful death claim on behalf …
A Premarital Agreement is a legal contract that outlines how a couple’s assets and debts will be divided in the event of divorce or …
Proving That the Destruction of a Will Was Not Done by the Deceased In Part 1 of this blog, I discussed how to prove …
In the case of a lost or destroyed will, “the burden of proof is upon the proponent” to show, with clear and convincing evidence,” …
Shout out to our friends at Affinity Hospice & Palliative Care for a very good post about being eligible for Medicare Hospice care in …
New Jersey’s Governor signed a new law on evictions during the COVID-19 emergency. For many of our clients whose family members live in long …
In New Jersey, it appears that there is a formal and an informal way to close out and finalize a trust. It is …
The NJ Court Rules control the procedural aspects of all litigation in the state. Rule 4:10-3 allows a court to prevent the disclosure of …
In the case of the death of a parent having custody of a minor child(ren), the care and custody of minor children does not …
A line of credit is not income for the purpose of Medicaid eligibility. Borrowed funds are specifically excluded from income for the purpose of …
The Construction of Curb Cuts are an Accommodation Under the FHA and are Therefore the Landlord’s Expense A curb cut may be considered an …
In order to receive payment under a defective contract a legal claim called “quantum meruit” must be asserted to win; “a plaintiff must establish”: …
In a recent NJ case, a plaintiff claims the trial court erred by failing to find defendant violated The Prudent Investor Act (the Act) …
Here’s a recent case that seems unfair to a real estate broker who failed to get a signed commission agreement before introducing a buyer …
Gifts made within 5 years of applying for Medicaid will result in a penalty to the applicant equal to the value of the gift(s) …
Spot zoning refers to a zoning ordinance that “benefit[s] particular private interests rather than the collective interests of the community.” If an ordinance is …
Money damages are generally given in a breach of contract case. Sometimes a court will order a contractor to finish a job instead of …
Almost every day, a family contacts my office with concerns about their loved ones’ mental health and has questions about New Jersey’s Civil Commitment …
Here’s an interesting case. A sister and two brothers are named as owners on a deed. Sister also has life rights to the property. …
In New Jersey, a trustee may close out and finalize a trust by filing an Action for the Settlement of Accounts with the Superior …
Balance billing by Medicaid providers is clearly prohibited by both state and federal law. Under 42 U.S.C. § 1396u-2: Each Medicaid managed care organization …
Federal tax laws which allowed retirement accounts to remain tax deferred by allowing certain beneficiaries to delay the withdrawal of account funds over their …