The Risk of Going Through Medicaid Application Process Alone
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Medicaid Application Attorney When money is running out and the family is faced with the need to apply for …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Medicaid Application Attorney When money is running out and the family is faced with the need to apply for …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a Special Needs Trust Attorney The Monmouth County Office on Disabilities, as part of the Division on Aging. Disabilities, and …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., NJ Estate Planning Attorney What authority does the Trustee have to distribute the assets in the trust? Is the Trustee’s …
As a general rule, when assets are transferred to third parties, the transfer results in a period of Medicaid ineligibility. Some transfers, however, are …
Anna was the mother of three children and the widow of the man who invented the heart defibrillator implant. In 1992, she created a …
Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Estate Planning Attorney Do you own assets held in joint accounts, or where you have a named beneficiary? …
If you are caring for your mother or father, you may be able to claim your parent as a dependent on your income taxes. …
Your estate plan is an investment in you and your family’s future. As years pass, your family may grow, your assets will change, and …
Tax time is approaching, and if you have a large number of medical expenses, you may be able to deduct many of these from …
BIG increase in ’09 benefits SS COLA for 2009: 5.8%Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for more than 55 million Americans will …
Massive move to change state insurance law In Washington state, Reza and Arzu Forough pay more than $1,000 a week for behavior therapy for …
Eldercare providers and advisers who deal with the public, know from experience that desperate caregivers are often frantically trying to find help for their …
Medicare Enrollment Starts November 15, 2008 If you work with individuals over the age of 65, you may be getting phone calls requesting help …
Hanlon Niemann’s Fredrick P. Niemann got a first-hand look at the problems of the elderly many years ago with the aging of his beloved …
How children can be paid for as a caregiver to their parent(s) – Part 1 This is Part 1 of a 4 part series …
Insurers are reporting modest increases in revenue from U.S. group life and U.S. individual disability policies already in force. Combined revenue from employer-paid and …
63% of survey respondents don’t have a plan to pay for their aging parents’ care Many people find themselves responsible for paying for the …
A federal appeals court upholds the dismissal of a trust beneficiary’s lawsuit claiming that an attorney who worked for the trustee violated the Racketeer …
A U.S. Census Bureau report yesterday said the number of citizens age 65 and older will more than double their current number from 38.7 …
A court rules that attorneys for estates necessarily have an attorney-client relationship with the estate’s executor. This disqualifies an estate’s former attorney from later …
A recent appeals court rules that a durable power of attorney that allows the agent to “make gifts” does not accord the power to …
A number of years ago, I received a call from a potential client who had the following tale to tell. The woman’s husband had …
Seniors who get remarried are often concerned about what will happen to their assets if their new spouse enters the nursing home in the …
For more information about Medicaid and Medicare, click here: Many families are concerned that if a spouse enters a long-term care facility, then the …
Punitive Damages Okayed in Probate Case: The New Jersey Supreme Court on July 22, 2008 considered the circumstances in which it is appropriate to …
Why is it important for government agencies, care providers or eldercare advisers to know about this Pension? The national care planning Council estimates that …
The old saying goes “a little bit older, a little bit wiser.” If your next marriage isn’t your first one, then you have probably …
For more information about probate and estate administration, estate tax planning or estate/trust litigation, click here: Many widows and widowers simply do not like …
Due to an increased life expectancy, a 50% or higher divorce rate in the United States, and an increasing amount of second marriages, prenuptial …
The Supreme Court of Minnesota rules that Medicaid may not recover from the estate of a Medicaid recipient’s surviving spouse if, at the time …