Newsletter Archive
2010
Premarital Agreements and the Older Couple
Collaboration: A Family-Friendly, Client-Friendly, and Pocketbook-Friendly Way to Divorce
Tax Changes Affecting Individuals Under the 2010 Health Care Legislation
Case Update - Arbitration in Maryland
Nancy Fax Returns to the Board of the Community Foundation for Montgomery County
Recognition of Same Sex Marriage in Maryland
The Year With No Federal Estate Tax - Maybe!
Roth IRA Rollovers
Out of State Custody Orders and Same-Sex Couples in Virginia
Spotlight on Anne Coventry
Client Alert: Full Marriage Equality Comes to the District of Columbia
Preventative Law for Business Owners
Jan White in Forefront of Collaborative Law Progress
2009
District of Columbia Pioneers New Law to Protect Children of Non-Traditional Families
Client Alert: Same-Sex Marriage Bill Introduced in DC
Client Alert: Pet Trusts in Maryland
The Uniform Collaborative Law Act
Time to Take a Long Look at Life Insurance
Premarital Agreements: Steps to Avoid Having a Trial about Validity
Obama Administration's Proposals for Estate Tax Changes
Hey Buddy, You Can't Park That Thing Here!
Client Alert: Marriage Equality Comes to the District of Columbia
Changes Affecting Individuals in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Preventing International Child Abduction
Challenging the Validity of a Will in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia
Client Alert: Maryland Inheritance Tax Exemption for Domestic Partners
Client Alert: FDIC Deposit Insurance Limits Extended
Reducing the Impact of Commercial Tenant Bankruptcy
Adjusting Alimony and Child Support Payments in Economically Troubled Times
Take-Backs and Taxes: What Rules Govern the Gift of an Engagement Ring?
Client Alert: Supreme Court Says Separation Agreement Waiver Not Enough to Change Retirement Plan Beneficiary
2008
FDIC Coverage for Deposits Owned in Trust
The Maryland Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure Act (PHIFA)
Child Custody and the Non-Traditional Family
Highlights of the 2008 Housing Act Affecting Individuals
Judicial Selections and Appointments Around the Beltway
Maryland Court of Appeals Upholds $3 Million in Damages for Interference with Custodial Rights
D.C. Omnibus Domestic Partnership Equality Amendment Act of 2008
Low Interest Rates and Market Downturns – Good News for Estate Tax Planning
Estate Planning for Pets
Client Alert: Mental Health Evidence in Virginia Custody Cases
P & F News
Strategies for Winning the Dog Fight: Pets and Divorce
Crossing State Lines May Reduce Tax Bills
Alternatives to Foreclosure
Client Alert: Maryland Expands Surviving Spouse’s Elective Share Rights
Client Alert: Recent Legislation Affecting the Purchase, Sale and Refinancing of Real Property
P & F News
2007
A New Brand of Grave Robbery: Precautions to Take upon the Death of a Loved One
Designating Retirement Plan Beneficiaries: Traps and Tips
Frequently Asked Questions about Postmarital Agreements
Recent Developments: No Same-Sex Marriage in Maryland
P & F News
Finding the Right Senior Living Option
D.C. Child Support Law Gets Much Needed Overhaul
What You Need to Know About Exchanges of Investment Property
Spotlight on Jan White
P & F News
A New Way to Divorce – Collaboratively
When Mature Couples Marry
Charitable Giving Provisions for Individuals in the Pension Protection Act of 2006
Client Alert for Maryland Married Couples
P & F News
2006
The D.C. Domestic Partnership Equality Act Amendment of 2006 – Important New Rights for Registered Domestic Partners, Part 2 – Wills and Estates
Becoming a Landlord in Maryland? Do Your Homework First
New Developments: Maryland Divorce Law Now Allows Transfer of a Family Home to One Spouse
Spotlight on Roger Hayden
Premarital Agreements and the Young Couple
P & F News
The D.C. Domestic Partnership Equality Act Amendment of 2006 – Important New Rights for Registered Domestic Partners
Important Change to Maryland Estate Tax Law
Pasternak & Fidis Says Good Bye to Mike Conroy, Judge, District Court of Maryland
Amendments to Maryland’s UTMA: More Flexibility for Transfers to Minors
P & F News
Privacy and Online Access to Court Records
Planning for the Continued Enjoyment of the Family Vacation Home
Spotlight on Faith Dornbrand
Off the TOPA My Head
P & F News
2005
Leaving Money to Your Children: When You Have a Special Needs Child
Financial Professionals and the War on Terrorism: OFAC Compliance
Spotlight on Marcia Fidis
When Child Support Does Not End at High School Graduation – The Adult Disabled Child
P & F News
Credit Cards, Protecting Your Credit and Divorce
Important Information for Everyone Who Owns a Permanent Life Insurance Policy
Spotlight on Vicki Viramontes-LaFree
HIPAA Privacy Rules: Unanticipated Consequences
P & F News
Joint Property – Blessing or Curse?
Validity of Domestic Partnership Agreements in the Metro Area
Spotlight on P & F Partner, J. Michael Conroy
Developments to Watch: Same-Sex Marriage in Maryland; Same-Sex Domestic Partner Contracts in Virginia; Washington, D.C. City Council to Consider Bill to Expand Domestic Partnership Law
P & F News
2004
Your Own Private Foundation – The Easy Way
Frequently Asked Questions about Premarital Agreements
Family Limited Partnerships in Estate Planning: The Impact of the Hackl Case
What You Should Know About Advance Directives
P & F News
Leaving Money to Your Children: How to Leave Them at Peace, Not War
Evicting the Deadbeat Tenant in Maryland and DC
Traveling Abroad with a Child?
Spotlight on N. Alfred Pasternak
Maryland Estate Tax
New Resource for D.C. Domestic Practitioners
P & F News
Divorce: When Fighting Makes Things Worse, Should You Mediate?
The New HIPAA Privacy Rules and Your Estate Planning
Real Estate FAQ’s
Real Estate Settlement and Closing Services
Selecting a Trustee
P & F News
2003
Is Your Estate Planning Up to Date?
2003 Tax Law Summary: A Brief Overview of Some of the Provisions of the New Tax Law
Premarital Agreements and Postmarital Conduct
P & F News
Charitable Giving Through Community Foundations
Attention Trustees and Beneficiaries
D.C. Domestic Relations Law Amendments
What is a Family Limited Partnership and What Does It Do?
P & F News
Non-Compete Agreements: Keys to Crafting Enforceable Provisions
Small Craft Warnings: Federal Tax Lien Can Attach to Tenancy by the Entirely Property
Why Domestic Partners Need Domestic Partnership Agreements
Important Change in Maryland’s Child Support Law
Real Estate Transfer and Recordation Tax Developments
P & F News
2002
Retirement Plans and Life Insurance: Do You Know Who Your Beneficiaries Are?
Gifting to Provide for Education
D.C. Estate Tax Law Change
P & F News