I’ve written numerous posts about Medicaid gifting and the misconceptions surrounding the annual gift tax exclusion rules. Generally, I’m asked the question whether New …
Questions about how to go about becoming a parent’s legal guardian are asked every week. Often by siblings who are at odds with other …
Here’s an unfortunate story. Mom is incapacitated. She can no longer serve as trustee of her living trust. As successor trustee, the job has …
It was our pleasure on June 18, 2019 to welcome Ms. Jessica Reyes, Director of the Monmouth/Middlesex County Adult Protective Services, to Hanlon Niemann …
Many banks have strict policies regarding accounts that are subject to probate. They demand that the surrogate court provide “letters testamentary” before they’ll release …
We’ve all heard about a “Do Not Resuscitate Order” (DNR) but probably don’t know (precisely) what it means, or how it applies to …
The State Legislature recently adopted a law entitled “Aid and Dying for the Terminally Ill Act” which will allow a qualified terminally ill patient …
“Portability” (I’ll explain its definition later in the blog) allows the personal representative of an estate to preserve a deceased spouse’s unused federal estate …
Many clients want to avoid challenges to their Last Will and Trust. They are generally concerned about some family member who is “all about …
Who is Responsible When a Trust Shows Poor Economic Performance? Poor performance from trusts, coupled with today’s financial and accounting scandals, have fueled investor …
Question A parent dies with a large estate and leaves behind a minor child(ren). The decedent was divorced when he/she died. How can the …
A creditor of a deceased person is allowed to file a claim against an estate if his/her claim is timely filed with the surrogate’s …
I get quite a few calls from attorneys who have settled cases or obtained judgments in favor of their clients to compensate them for …
Truth be told, I really had never heard about short term care insurance. I’m a really big advocate for long term care insurance though …
A colleague who knows of my extensive guardianship law background asked if he was correct in his thinking that a person declared to be …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Monmouth County, Freehold, NJ Elder Care Attorney Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey Medicaid Application and Eligibility Attorney As I’ve …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold Township, Monmouth County, NJ Guardianship Attorney I was recently asked a question …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Freehold Township, Monmouth County New Jersey Elder Abuse Attorney The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. § 3001 …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Freehold Township, Monmouth County New Jersey Elder Care Attorney Reverse mortgages have been an on again, off again way …
When a person dies because of someone else’s intentional or negligent conduct, a lawsuit often follows: This type of legal claim is called a …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Freehold Township, Monmouth County New Jersey Elder Care Attorney Planning for individuals who need elder care is generally not …
What if estate assets are insufficient to pay all the claims that need to be paid in full? What is the personal representative of …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Freehold Township, Monmouth County New Jersey Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Attorney Here’s a very interesting case regarding the …
Many individuals when faced with probating an estate are required to post a bond but few really understand what this means or what is …
In this case an action was filed by a funeral director against decedent’s representative, and others, to recover the balance of his bill for …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold Township, Monmouth County, NJ Elder Abuse & Financial Exploitation Attorney The Adult …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Freehold Township, Monmouth County New Jersey Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Attorney I recently read a post involving an …
I get asked often how much time an estate fiduciary has to pay the bills of a decedent. The answer is generally straightforward but …
There are times when Medicare issues a decision unfavorable to the coverage of your case. Whether it is classifying you in a hospital …
