Category: Newsletter

In Virginia, real property vests with the heirs of an estate unless the heirs are divested of legal title. As a result, it is settled law...

The Alzheimer’s Association’s website, www.alz.org, has a page devoted to 10 Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer’s. I commend the site to...

Due to advances in healthcare and improved assistive devices, many Americans are healthier in old age and are living longer. The population...

As elder law attorneys, we help our clients navigate through a host of issues: planning for incapacity or death; determining which long-term...

On February 3, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they would be establishing two new Medicare Set-Aside...

Estate planning has come a long way from when I first began practice in 1993. At the time, estate planning was highly driven by a need to...

Frequently clients call our office due to a perceived risk, such as an upcoming surgery or a long-distance vacation. The refrain is usually,...

Picture this: You’re 80 years old and you suffer a fall that lands you in the hospital for a week. At the end of your stay, you are discharged...

A large number of clients worry about the consequences of utilizing Medicaid to pay for long-term care. Most importantly, they have received...

It’s February, folks. That means that college acceptance letters will soon be arriving via email, snail mail or however they get around these...

Every individual should have a plan for when they can no longer make decisions for themselves effectively but most delay planning because...

We hear this question all the time: “If I apply for Medicaid, will they take my house?” The answer is no; however, there are certain situations...

I see a large number of clients who have a child receiving SSI as a result of a disability. In many cases, the child is not receiving their...

Within the confines of this office’s newsletters over the years are strategies designed to assist you in planning your estate to implement...

Estate Planning attorneys generally advise that plans be revisited with regularity to adjust for changes in law and changes in personal circumstance....

Happy New Year! We hope you and yours had an enjoyable holiday season and that 2017 brings you happiness and good health.  With the close...

For those of you who have been waiting for Virginia529 to open the enrollment process for ABLE accounts, your wait is over. The Stephen Beck,...

On December 7, 2016, the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act passed Congress as part of the 21st Century Cures Act and is expected to be signed...

This newsletter recently addressed proposed treasury regulations that, if enacted, will drastically impact transfers of family businesses....

Unintended consequences can occur when people fail to consider the effect of a plan on persons with special needs. Estate planners who are...