Publications
Hook Law Center is happy to provide the following resources. Please click on any subject below to see a list of related articles. All publications are also available for download.
-+Estate Planning (24 Articles)
- E.P. Reminders
- Asset Protection Planning
- Financial Planning
- Your Estate Plan
- The Virginia Uniform Power of Attorney Act
- What Blended Families Should Know About Estate Planning
- What it Means to be a Trustee – A Guide for Clients
- Providing for Your Grandchildren
- Providing for Your Pets
- The Benefits of Bloodline Trusts
- What You Should Know About Planned Giving
- Vacation Area Homes – Tax and Management Issues
- Estate Planning For Parents Of Children With Special Needs
- Estate Planning Glossary
- Estate Planning Basics
- Charitable Gifts
- Estate Plan for Unmarried and Same Sex Couples in Virginia
- Durable Powers Of Attorneys – Not Just Forms
- General Durable Powers Of Attorney
- Advance Medical Directives
- Planning for Parents of Children with Special Needs
- Estate Planning Questionnaire-single
- Estate Planning Questionnaire-married
-+Estate & Trust Administration (7 Articles)
-+Long-term Care Planning (8 Articles)
- Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid – 2012 Current Tax Issues Seminar, October 25, 2012
- Your Guide to Choosing A Nursing Home
- Medicare: An Overview
- Resolving Your Nursing Home’s Medicaid Challenges
- LTC Planning Guide
- Long-term Care Guide
- Elder Law: Asset Protection Planning Explained
- Virginia Medicaid Explanation
-+Veterans Benefits (7 Articles)
- Veterans Benefits flyer
- Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Benefits Handbook
- Enrolling in Veterans Health Care
- How Does a Veteran Qualify for Aid and Attendance Pension?
- State Veterans Nursing Homes
- What is the Veterans Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit?
- Department of Veterans Affairs Aid and Attendance Benefit
-+Financial Services (1 Article)
-+Guardianship & Conservatorship (4 Articles)
-+Personal Injury Consulting (6 Articles)
- Qualified Settlement Funds
- Medicare Secondary Payor Compliance – A Roadmap for Liability Cases
- Working with Litigators to Protect Personal Injury Settlements
- Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements in Third Party Liability Cases
- Wrapping Up the Personal Injury Settlement
- Lien Resolution in Personal Injury Cases
-+Useful Publications (9 Articles)
- The Autism Perspective – SNA Article
- RIA Estate Planning Journal article on The Elder Law Durable Power of Attorney
- Information on RIA Publication “Representing the Elderly or Disabled Client,” co-authored by Thomas D. Begley Jr. and Andrew H. Hook
- Life Care Planning at Hook Law Center: Where Sensitivity Meets Solution
- What is Elder Law?
- What is a CELA?
- Obtaining or Refusing Treatments that Reflect the Client’s Wishes
- Frequently Asked Questions about Hook Law Center’s Fees
- Ten Questions for Aging Parents
-+Personal Care Management (3 Articles)
-+Special Needs Planning (17 Articles)
- Special Needs Alliance Brochure
- What Happens When I Turn 18?
- Special Needs Trusts for Litigation Proceeds
- Supplemental Security Income
- Checklist for Special Needs Settlement Planning
- Striking a Balance with Structured Settlements
- SSI Eligibility and Special Needs Trusts
- Selecting the Trustee of a Special Needs Trust
- Buying a Home for a Person with Disabilities
- Estate Planning for Parents of Children With Special Needs
- When is an Irrevocable Special Needs Trust Revocable?
- Administering a Special Needs Trust – A Handbook for Trustees
- Special Needs Planning – It is more than drafting a Trust
- Using Public Benefits to Pay for Matrimonial Settlements
- Using Self-Settled Special Needs Trusts to Protect Public Benefits
- Planning for Parents of Children with Special Needs
- Third Party Special Needs Trust
