Rothamel Bratton Attorney’s Elder Law team is excited to announce the arrival, hot off the press, of our NEW, New Jersey Elder Care Resource Guide. This 149 page book was created to help seniors and their loved ones in the South Jersey community navigate their legal and long term care…

We have all heard the rumors about the New Jersey Legislature repealing or modifying the New Jersey estate tax.  Well, now it’s no longer a rumor.  New Jersey is one of two states that has two, separate death taxes; an estate tax and an inheritance tax. The New Jersey legislature…

Rothamel Bratton Attorneys at Law is pleased to announce its expansion into the shore area! A new satellite office has opened in Linwood, New Jersey, conveniently located at Cornerstone Commerce Center, 1201 New Road, Suite 132, Linwood, NJ 08221. The new office will service our estate planning, elder law, and…

Rothamel Bratton Attorneys at Law is proud to announce the firm has been honored with South Jersey’s Most Influential Law Firms of 2016 by SNJ Business People for the second year in a row. The award, voted on by its readers, recognizes law firms in the South Jersey area who…

Rothamel Bratton LLC Attorneys at Law are pleased to announce that Chris Bratton has been selected to receive a 2016 Emerging Growth Award for Estate Planning and Elder Law. This award is being presented by New Jersey SmartCEO and Headline Sponsors Norris McLaughlin & Marcus P.A. and Wilkin & Guttenplan…

Guydon Wiegand, Jr. of Atco, NJ, comes to Rothamel Bratton, Attorneys at Law, with significant experience in the senior community. He is passionate about ensuring the highest quality of life for older residents of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, believing wholeheartedly that life care planning is an essential part of preparing…

The National Council on Aging will be sponsoring the eighth annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day on September 23, 2015, which also happens to be the first day of fall. The National Council on Aging’s theme of this year’s Falls Prevention Awareness Day is “Take a Stand to Prevent Falls.” The…

News Update: Senate Passes SNT Fairness Act The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act passed the Senate on Wednesday, September 9. Now on to the House of Representatives. The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act lets individuals with disabilities, who have the capacity, to create their own special needs trusts. Under the…

It seems as if the issue of the use of annuities in Medicaid planning may finally be put to rest. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals rules that Medicaid applicants’ short-term annuities are not resources even though the terms were less than the annuitants’ life expectancies. Zahner v. Secretary Pennsylvania…