Donald Vanarelli – Law Office of Donald D. Vanarelli

My paper on the impact which financial exploitation of an elderly person has on the elderu2019s eligibility for Medicaid benefits was published in the Journal of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (u201dNAELA…more

On December 2, 2009, I spoke at the u201cElder Law Collegeu201d sponsored by New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. The u201cCollegeu201d was held at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick, NJ. I was…more

On July 10, 2009, Judge Patricia Del Bueno Cleary, a Superior Court Judge in Monmouth County, NJ, entered an Order authorizing the Administrator of an intestate estate to establish two Supplemental Benefits Trusts within an…more

In this case, the applicant’s Medicaid eligibility plan involved making a loan to a relative. The borrowing relative signed a promissory note agreeing to repay the note in monthly installments, including interest. The note and…more

Residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in New Jersey are provided with statutory protections under both federal and New Jersey state law. This article, adapted…more

In the Matter of the Estate of Leonard Manko - Order Authorizing Reformation of Testamentary Trust. This Order amended the existing testamentary trust in the will of Leonard Manko to establish a testamentary Supplemental…more

Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. represented the plaintiff in a seminal estate planning/guardianship case entitled In re Keri, 181 N.J. 50 (2004). In Keri, an adult child sought guardianship of his mother and her estate and proposed…more

This is the brief we filed in support of a petition for certification to the New Jersey Supreme Court in the In re Keri case. The case was accepted by the Supreme Court and the Court ultimately ruled in our favor, ruling, for…more