How the SECURE Act Changes Inherited IRA Planning
Federal tax laws which allowed retirement accounts to remain tax deferred by allowing certain beneficiaries to delay the withdrawal of account funds over their …
Federal tax laws which allowed retirement accounts to remain tax deferred by allowing certain beneficiaries to delay the withdrawal of account funds over their …
Under N.J.S.A. 3B:31-72(a), [a] trustee who commits a breach of trust is liable to the beneficiaries affected for the greater of: (1) the amount …
There is a legal action known as a “private nuisance”. “The essence of a private nuisance is an unreasonable interference with the quiet use …
I felt that all our questions and concerns were heard. Mr. Niemann listened and then offered choices and thoughts that I would never had …
We welcome Mr. Eric Lee, Esq. who comes to us with extensive experience in general litigation and commercial matters. Mr. Lee has significant experience …
The general answer is no, unless the trust agreements compels the trustee to make partial distributions during the winding up of the trust and …
Recently a client provided me with a NJ LLC Certificate of Formation he filed online by himself several weeks previously. For unknown reasons, he …
States may accept self-attestation of non-financial eligibility criteria for Medicaid, except as required by law or regulation (citizenship and immigration status, Asset Verification System). …
For Medicaid, CHIP, and BHP, states must accept applications from the applicant, an adult in the applicant’s household, an authorized representative, or if the …
States must have procedures in place designed to ensure that beneficiaries in Medicaid, CHIP, and a BHP can timely and accurately report changes in …
For MAGI Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries whose eligibility has been terminated at renewal, the agency must reconsider the individual’s eligibility without requiring the individual …
If a Medicaid beneficiary is no longer eligible for the category in which the beneficiary is enrolled, the Medicaid agency must consider whether the …
A client’s father has been paying permanent alimony for about 20 years and is now remarried. Both he and his current wife are receiving …
If an ex parte renewal cannot be completed, the agency must provide beneficiaries with a renewal form and request information from the beneficiary. The …
In my previous blog I discussed how NJ will conduct renewals for continuing Medicaid eligibility. In this blog I will go over understanding the …
Background of this blog A client of mine wants to adopt his 72 year old domestic partner. Both are registered domestic partners in NJ. …
In my previous blog I discussed what to do when NJ seeks to terminate your Medicaid long-term care benefits when the COVID-19 emergency ends. …
Under the FFCRA, New Jersey must maintain continuous enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries through the last day of the month in which the PHE ends, …
Many of our clients with disabilities have recently begun receiving letters from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development or the Social …
It was difficult for us to put our house in a trust. We did our research and walked away confused with so many different …
I found Fred and his paralegal, Michelle easy to speak with during the process of rewriting my will and directives. They were highly professional …
In interpreting how to interpret a will, a testator’s intent “as expressed in his will controls the legal effect of his dispositions, and the …
A court in NJ is allowed in an action for the partition of real estate to “direct the sale of the real estate if …
An action for guardianship of an alleged incapacitated individual and the proceedings required for a judgment of incapacity are governed by court rules and …
The Fair Housing Act does not give a developer the right to build an assisted living residence in a single family zoning district. A …
In a recent case handled by our office, a school district terminated a teacher in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) …
In this case, three partners owned three properties as tenants in common in Newark (tenants in common means they each own a percentage of …
I just finished reading statutes which address Tax Nexus and trusts, especially when a trustee administers a NJ trust for out-of-state beneficiaries. I always …
When describing the Medicaid application process, I often reference it to a tax audit. It is an intrusive government review of an applicant’s finances …
When a patient presents to a psychiatric screening service, the service has 24 hours to issue a screening certificate to the patient being detained …