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December 2007

• Special Needs Alliance in the News, December 28, 2007
• Senior Family Members' Issues Surface During the Holidays, December 21, 2007
• Virginia Viatical Settlements Act Upheld, December 14, 2007
• Trust Modifications for Beneficiaries with Disabilities, December 7, 2007

November 2007

• Annuities and Long-term Care Planning, November 30, 2007
• 2008 Long-term Care Spousal Standards, November 23, 2007
• Pooled Trusts, November 16, 2007
• Challenges in Special Needs Trust Administration, Part II, November 9, 2007
• Challenges in Special Needs Trust Administration, November 2, 2007

October 2007

• Medicare Rates for 2008, October 26, 2007
• Special Needs Alliance News, October 19, 2007
• In Case of an Emergency, October 12, 2007
• Don't Forget to Pass on Passwords, October 5, 2007

September 2007

• There's No Such Thing as a "Free Lunch", September 28, 2007
• A Cross-Country Cycling Ride for a Worthy Cause, September 21, 2007
• Insurance Gaps and Unexpected Tragedies Leave Many Facing Impossible Choices, September 14, 2007
• The Need for Integrated Planning, September 7, 2007

August 2007

• Trust Revocation by Will, August 31, 2007
• Powers of Attorney and Estate Planning, August 24, 2007
• Retirement Planning for Baby Boomers, August 17, 2007
• Self-Settled Special Needs Trusts and Medicaid Payback, August 10, 2007
• Seniors - Beware of "Instant Experts", August 3, 2007

July 2007

• Medicaid and Long-term Care Planning, July 27, 2007
• Top Ten Red Flags of Elder Financial Abuse, July 20, 2007
• Alive and Kicking, July 13, 2007
• Update on Personal Care Contracts, July 6, 2007

June 2007

• Report from the Virginia Chapter NAELA Meeting, June 29, 2007
• Planning for IRA Beneficiaries with Disabilities, June 22, 2007
• Teach Your Children and Grandchildren About Giving, June 15, 2007
• Protect Yourself From Identity Theft, June 8, 2007
• U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Parents of Children with Disabilities, June 1, 2007

May 2007

• How to Approach Your Parents About Their Estate Plan, May 25, 2007
• Oast & Hook Special Reports, May 18, 2007
• Pensions, Divorce, and Medicaid, May 11, 2007
• 2007 Legislative Update, Part II, May 4, 2007

April 2007

• 2007 Legislative Update, April 27, 2007
• Employers and Eldercare Benefits, April 20, 2007
• Virginia Advance Directives Day, April 13, 2007
• Personal Care Service Contracts for Nursing Home Residents, April 6, 2007

March 2007

• Accelerated Benefits and Long-term Care Planning, March 30, 2007
• Planning for Retirement Benefits Revisited, March 23, 2007
• The Law of Later-Life Health Care and Decision Making, March 16, 2007
• Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits, March 9, 2007
• How to Protect Your Earning Power From a Disability or Sickness, March 2, 2007

February 2007

• Undue Influence and Confidential Relationships, February 23, 2007
• Aging Is Not Easy, February 16, 2007
• Avoiding Problems When Funding Your Revocable Trust, February 9, 2007
• Elder Financial Abuse - Why Should You Care?, February 2, 2007

January 2007

• Virginia Long-term Care Partnership Program on the Way, January 26, 2007
• Reverse Mortgages May Be a More Affordable Option in 2007, January 19, 2007
• Limited Opportunity for Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Coverage in Virginia, January 12, 2007
• Elder Care Costs Deplete Children's Savings, January 5, 2007