Court Ruling on Special Needs Trust Does Not Resolve Medicaid Eligibility
APRIL 22, 2013 VOLUME 20 NUMBER 16 This week we bring you a story that is simultaneously simple yet profound. It involves an arcane corner of law — the intersection of trust administration and Medicaid eligibility. Its simplicity is obvious: it results in a court determination that Medicaid eligibility is determined by the state Medicaid […]
Appellate Court Upholds Orders in New Jersey/Texas Guardianship
JULY 25, 2011 VOLUME 18 NUMBER 27 We have told you about Lillian Glasser before. She is a wealthy New Jersey woman with two children who disagree about where she resides, who should manage her health care and finances, and what should be done about financial actions taken in the months before court proceedings were […]
High-Stakes Guardianship Case Illustrates Multistate Conflicts
APRIL 9, 2007 VOLUME 14, NUMBER 41 Mark Glasser and Suzanne Glasser Matthews, brother and sister, have spent the last two years battling for physical and financial control over their mother, Lillian Glasser. The 86-year-old Mrs. Glasser, who at one point had an estimated net worth of $25 million, has been the subject of proceedings […]
Combative Alzheimer’s Patient Not Liable for Injuries to Nurse
APRIL 19, 2004 VOLUME 11, NUMBER 42 Edmund Gernannt suffered from dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Confusion and agitation sometimes combined in Mr. Gernannt to make him combative. While most Alzheimer’s patients can be easily redirected and ultimately calmed, Mr. Gernannt’s aggressive tendencies got him committed to the county hospital in Bergen Pines, New Jersey. […]
Two Life Insurance Beneficiary Designations Require Litigation
APRIL 28, 2003 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 43 When people consider “estate planning” they usually are thinking about preparing a will. Sometimes the common conception of estate planning includes preparing a trust as well, and often durable powers of attorney are also part of the plan. But two recent cases demonstrate that “estate planning” is really […]