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December 2004

• Estate Recovery and Special Needs Trusts, December 31, 2004
• 2004 Update for Year-End Tax Planning, December 24, 2004
• Ways to Reduce Long-term Care Insurance Costs, December 17, 2004
• 2005 Long-term Care Spousal Standards, December 10, 2004
• Drafting Considerations for Third Party Special Needs Trusts, December 3, 2004

November 2004

• Discovery and Powers of Attorney, November 26, 2004
• NAELA 2004 Institute, November 19, 2004
• Common Estate Planning Errors, November 12, 2004
• Common Errors in Long-term Care Planning, November 5, 2004

October 2004

• Stetson SNT Conference and Special Needs Alliance Meeting, October 29, 2004
• Durable Powers of Attorney and Trusts, October 22, 2004
• Report from the 13th Annual Virginia Elder Law Conference, October 15, 2004
• Special Needs Trusts and Social Security, October 8, 2004
• Medicare Update, October 1, 2004

September 2004

• Report from the ACTEC Southeastern Regional Meeting, September 24, 2004
• A Summary of Recent Tax Changes - Virginia's Omnibus Tax Bill of 2004, September 17, 2004
• HIPAA Update, September 10, 2004
• Medicaid Planning with 529 Plan Accounts, September 3, 2004

August 2004

• Medicaid Planning with Care Agreements - Update, August 27, 2004
• In the Matter of Keri, August 20, 2004
• Final Rules for Co-Payment for Veterans' Extended Care Services, August 13, 2004
• Long-term Care Partnership Update, August 6, 2004

July 2004

• Civil Service and Military Survivor Benefits and TRICARE for Disabled Adult Children, July 30, 2004
• End of Life Planning, July 23, 2004
• Special Needs Planning - Food for Thought, July 16, 2004
• Medicaid Rule Changes Effective July 1, 2004, July 9, 2004
• Special Needs Planning - Focus on Special Education, July 2, 2004

June 2004

• 2004 Adult Protective Services Legislation, June 25, 2004
• What is an AIF?, June 18, 2004
• Aid and Attendance Benefits for Veterans, June 11, 2004
• Report from 2004 NAELA Symposium, June 4, 2004

May 2004

• What is a CELA?, May 28, 2004
• What is a Guardianship or a Conservatorship?, May 21, 2004
• What is Probate?, May 14, 2004
• Letters to the Editor, May 7, 2004

April 2004

• 2004 Legislative Update, April 30, 2004
• Social Security Disability Income and the Trial Work Period, April 23, 2004
• Letters to the Editor, April 16, 2004
• What is a Pooled-Account Special Needs Trust?, April 9, 2004
• What is a 468B Settlement Trust?, April 2, 2004

March 2004

• Report from the NAELA Advanced Practitioners Program, March 26, 2004
• Report from the Spring Meeting of the Special Needs Alliance, March 19, 2004
• Letters to the Editor, March 12, 2004
• Disability Strikes: Are You Ready?, March 5, 2004

February 2004

• Elder Law Attorneys Offer Senior Citizens Hope, February 27, 2004
• Will an Adult Disabled Child Lose Medicaid When the Child's Parent Dies or Retires?, February 20, 2004
• Virginia Legislative Report, February 13, 2004
• Miscellaneous Virginia Insurance Laws Concerning Children with Special Needs, February 6, 2004

January 2004

• Special Needs Trusts and the $10 Solution, January 30, 2004
• Estate Planning for Parents or Grandparents of Children with Special Needs, January 23, 2004
• Oast & Hook's Virginia Beach Office is Open!, January 16, 2004
• 2004 Public Benefits Standards and Allowances, January 9, 2004
• FLP's and FLLC's Under Attack, January 2, 2004