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Estate Planning
- Estate, Asset Protection and Financial Planning - HTML - PDF
- Estate Planning Reminders - HTML - PDF
- Planning for Parents of Children with Special Needs - HTML - PDF
- Advance Medical Directives - HTML - PDF
- General Durable Powers of Attorney - HTML - PDF
- Durable Powers of Attorney, They are not forms! - HTML - PDF
- Client's Tool Kit for Advance Medical Directives - PDF
- Estate Planning Basics - HTML - PDF
- Estate Planning Glossary - HTML - PDF
- Estate Planning for Parents of Children With Special Needs - HTML - PDF
- What it Means to be a Trustee - A Guide for Clients - PDF
- Vacation Area Homes - Tax and Management Issues - HTML - PDF
- What You Should Know About Planned Giving - HTML - PDF
- What Blended Families Should Know About Estate Planning - PDF
- The Benefits of Bloodline Trusts - HTML - PDF
- Planning for Your Business - HTML - PDF
- Providing for Your Pets - HTML - PDF
- Providing for Your Grandchildren - HTML - PDF
- Preferred Client Program: Your Estate Protection Plan - PDF
- The Virginia Uniform Power of Attorney Act - PDF
- Estate Planning Questionnaire-single - PDF
- Estate Planning Questionnaire-married - PDF
Estate and Trust Administration
- A Guide to the Administration of Decedent's Estates - PDF
- Estate Administration Checklist - PDF
- Types of Trusts - HTML - PDF
- Duties of an Executor - HTML - PDF
- Some Problems with Dying Intestate - HTML - PDF
- Trust and Estate Administration Acts - HTML - PDF
- What is Probate? - HTML- PDF
- What it Means to be a Trustee - A Guide for Clients - PDF
- Estate Administration Questionnaire - PDF
Long-term Care Planning
- Virginia Medicaid Explanation - HTML - PDF
- Elder Law: Asset Protection Planning Explained - HTML - PDF
- Long-term Care Guide - HTML - PDF
- Long-term Care Planning - HTML- PDF
- Resolving Your Nursing Home's Medicaid Challenges - HTML - PDF
- Medicaid Myths - PDF
- How Do I Advise My Aging Parents? - PDF
- Taxation of Care Coordination Agreements - PDF
- Long-term Care Planning Questionnaire-single - PDF
- Long-term Care Planning Questionnaire-married - PDF
Veterans Benefits
- Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Benefits Handbook - PDF
- Department of Veterans Affairs Aid and Attendance Benefit - HTML - PDF
- What is the Veterans Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit? - HTML - PDF
- State Veterans Nursing Homes - HTML - PDF
- How Does a Veteran Qualify for Aid and Attendance Pension? - HTML - PDF
- Veterans Benefits flyer - PDF
- Enrolling in Veterans Health Care - HTML - PDF
Financial Services
Guardianships and Conservatorships
- Special Report on Guardianships - HTML - PDF
- Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings Regarding Incapacitated Adults - PDF
- The Role of a Guardian - PDF
- What is a Guardianship or Conservatorship? - HTML - PDF
- What is a Representative Payee? - HTML - PDF
- Guardianship Questionnaire - PDF
Personal Care Management
- Care Management Flyer - PDF
- Do I Need Personal Financial Assistance? - HTML - PDF
- Hampton Roads Resource Book - PDF
- Care Management Questionnaire - PDF
Special Needs Planning
- Special Needs Planning - It is more than drafting a Trust - PDF
- 2009 Revisions to the Social Security Administration POMS Relating to Special Needs Trusts - HTML - PDF
- Third Party Special Needs Trust - HTML - PDF
- Replacing the Irreplaceable Parent: The Special Needs Dilemma - PDF
- Replacing the Irreplaceable Parent: The Special Needs Dilemma - Power Point - PDF
- Administering a Special Needs Trust - A Handbook for Trustees - PDF
- When is an Irrevocable Special Needs Trust Revocable? - PDF
- d(4)(A) Special Needs Trusts: Pearls and Gems - PDF
- Estate Planning for Parents of Children With Special Needs - PDF
- Planning for Parents with Disabled Children - HTML - PDF
- Avoiding Legal Malpractice by Using Special Needs Trusts - PDF
- Buying a Home for a Person with Disabilities - PDF
- Selecting the Trustee of a Special Needs Trust - PDF
- SSI Eligibility and Special Needs Trusts - PDF
- Striking a Balance with Structured Settlements - PDF
- Supplemental Security Income - PDF
- Special Needs Trusts for Litigation Proceeds - PDF
- What Happens When I Turn 18? - PDF
- Special Needs Alliance Brochure - PDF
- Using Self-Settled Special Needs Trusts to Protect Public Benefits - HTML - PDF
- Using Public Benefits to Pay for Matrimonial Settlements - HTML - PDF
Personal Injury Settlement Consulting
- Lien Resolution in Personal Injury Cases - HTML - PDF
- Wrapping Up the Personal Injury Settlement - HTML - PDF
- CMS on Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements - HTML - PDF
- Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements in Third Party Liability Cases - HTML - PDF
- Special Needs Settlement Planning Checklist - HTML - PDF
- Medicare Secondary Payor Compliance - A Roadmap for Liability Cases - PDF
- Working with Litigators to Protect Personal Injury Settlements - HTML - PDF
Publications
- Special Drafting Techniques for Elder Law Attorneys - PDF
- RIA Estate Planning Journal article on The Elder Law Durable Power of Attorney - PDF
- American Bar Association article on Powers of Attorney and Advance Medical Directives - PDF
- Information on RIA Publication "Representing the Elderly or Disabled Client," co-authored by Thomas D. Begley Jr. and Andrew H. Hook - HTML
- The Autism Perspective - SNA Article - PDF
Miscellaneous Information
- Legal Guide for the Seriously Ill - Seven Key Steps to Get Your Affairs in Order - PDF
- Senior Resource Guide - PDF
- 2009 Senior Citizens Handbook - PDF
- Ten Questions for Aging Parents - HTML - PDF
- Frequently Asked Questions about Oast & Hook's Fees - HTML - PDF
- Obtaining or Refusing Treatments that Reflect the Client's Wishes - HTML - PDF
- What is a CELA? - HTML - PDF
- Hampton Roads Resource Book - PDF
- What is Elder Law? - HTML - PDF
