December 2013

• What is Federal Estate Tax Portability?
• Basics of Estate Planning: What is Fiduciary Responsibility?
• Estate of the Month: Michael Jackson's Estate Administration is Still not Over?

October 2013

• What is a Buy-Sell Agreement?
• Basics of Estate Planning: What are the Basic Differences Between a Personal Representative and a Trustee?
• Estate of the Month: Extra! Extra! Estate Battle Royale on Page 6!

September 2013

• Charitable Giving
• Basics of Estate Planning: What are the Differences between Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts?
• Update on Estate of the Month: Reclusive Heiress's Estate Settled
• Estate of the Month: Not Stayin Alive

August 2013

• Inheriting an Individual Retirement Account - Part IV - Stretch IRA Trusts
• Basics of Estate Planning: Capacity for Estate Planning Documents
• Estate of the Month: Hizzoner is Paying Estate Taxes

July 2013

• Inheriting an Individual Retirement Account - Part III - Trouble Spots
• Basics of Estate Planning: Virginia's Real Property Transfer on Death Act
• Estate of the Month: Fugetabout It! Who Needs an Extra $30 Million

June 2013

• Inheriting an Individual Retirement Account - Part II - Taxing Issues
• Basics of Estate Planning: When to Review Your Estate Plan?
• Estate of the Month: Too Many Heirs, Can Spoil The Cavern

April 2013

• Inheriting an Individual Retirement Account - Part I - Inheriting Options
• Basics of Estate Planning: Meeting with an Estate Planning Attorney
• Estate of the Month: Reclusive Heiress Gives Insight into Estate Planning

March 2013

• D.C.'s New Transfer on Death Deeds: This Could Lead to Problems
• Basics of Estate Planning: What is a Corporate Trustee?
• Estate of the Month: Estate Tax Issue In the Same-Sex Couple Case Before the Supreme Court

Febraury 2013

• Who and What is a Trust Protector?
• Basics of Estate Planning: Estate Planning Documents Every Person Should Have
• Estate of the Month: "Do-It-Yourself" Strikes Again

January 2013

• How did the Fiscal Cliff Compromise Impact Estate Planning?
• Basics of Estate Planning: Virginia's Aid and Direction
• Update on Estate of the Month: Junior Seau's Estate's Sues NFL
• Estate of the Month: Dispute Over Famous Painter's Estate Does Not Paint a Pretty Picture

Topics include: Fiscal Cliff Issues, Virginia's New Title 64.2 , Virginia's New Domestic Asset Protection Trust, How Grandma can Give Away Her Good China, Why Joint-Tenancy Might not be the Best Estate Plan , Protability, Will Clauses, Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts - GRATS, and much more.

Estate of the Months Covered include: Singer Davy Jones , Former NFL PLayer Alex Karras, A Beastie Boy , Joe Paterno, Junior Seau , Whitney Houston Part I and Part II and others.

Topics include: Estate Planning for Unsualy Assets, Gifting and Gift Tax Rules, How to Pick a Trustee and Trustee Powers , Spousal Election, Powers of Attorney , More Digital Estate Planning, Will Clauses, Charitable Giving and Your Estate, Guardian Ad Litem and much more.

Estate of the Months Covered include: Local Socialite Viola Drath , Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Raplh Steinman , The Trouble with Trouble , Gene Upshaw , Tony Curtis , The Widow of Malcolm X - Dr. Betty Shabazz and others.

Topics include: Trusts, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts ("ILITs"), Advanced Medical Directives ("AMD"), Federal Estate Tax?, Qualified Personal Residence Trusts ("QPRT"), Digital Estate Planning, IRA Roth Conversions, Probate, Life Insurance Benefits and much more.

Estate of the Months Covered include: Sean Taylor, Steve McNair, Walter Kronkite, George Steinbrenner, John O'Quinn, Gary Coleman and others.