Articles & FAQs 

With over two decades of experience helping families manage their estates, businesses and personal relationships, you don't need to feel alone in facing your next steps.  

Schooley Law Firm has aggregated answers to commonly asked questions around estate planning and administration, family law and business law to help our clients understand what might be happening in their lives.  We have also gathered reference links to make your research more efficient, but hope you will feel free to call and discuss whatever situation you might managing.  

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Business Law

Whether you recently moved your business or just started your business, below are links to business license FAQ pages by region around the greater Richmond area, a link for professional regulation in Virginia, and the State Corporation Commission. 

• Richmond Business License FAQs

• Henrico Business License FAQs

• Hanover Business License FAQs

• Chesterfield Business License FAQs

• Virginia State Corporation Commission Clerk’s Office

• Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation

• Schooley Law Firm Original Articles:

  • LLC Management

    • Part 1: Setting Up Your LLC

    • Part 2: LLC Finances

    • Part 3: LLCs and Recordkeeping

  • 6 Things to Remember When You Are Moving

  • Spring Cleaning for Business Owners

Estate and Trust Administration

• Resources for Probate Estates and Testamentary Trusts

• Federal Estate Tax Returns (Form 706)

• Federal Estate/Trust Income Tax Returns

• Virginia Bar Association Guide to Administration of Estates

• List of Virginia Commissioners of Accounts

• Schooley Law Firm Original Articles:

  • Fiduciaries: Don’t forget your tax filing obligations

  • Power Of Attorney Pitfalls

Estate Planning

• Wills in Virginia (Virginia State Bar)

• Virginia Advance Medical Directive Registry

• Duties of Agent under a Power of Attorney

• Why a Revocable Trust?

• Schooley Law Firm Original Articles:

  • Advance Care Planning

  • 4 Things To Think About If You Are An Unmarried Couple Jointly Owning Property

  • The Family Cottage: How to handle your vacation property at death

  • Travels Tips From Estate Planning Lawyers

  • A Reflection on Legacy and The Rockefellers

  • FAQs: How Can I Make Sure Money is Available to My Heirs Immediately at My Death?

  • New Year’s Resolution: Create or Review Your Estate Plan

  • December Is A Time For Making Lists - Asset Management

  • Fiduciary Series:

    • Choosing The Right Fiduciary

    • Choosing The Right Fiduciary: Financial Powers Of Attorney

    • Choosing The Right Fiduciary: Health Care Powers Of Attorney

    • Choosing The Right Fiduciary: Executors

    • Choosing The Right Fiduciary: Trustees

  • Power Of Attorney Pitfalls

  • "Give A Little Respect...Just A Little Bit?" (When a handwritten note is just not enough.)

  • Clark v. Rameker: Inherited IRAs Are Not Protected from Creditors

  • Lessons Learned, From Someone Else's Mistake

• ACTEC Videos

  • Direct Payment of Medical Expenses and Tuition as an Exception to the Gift Tax

Family Law

• Marriage & Premarital Agreements In Virginia (Virginia State Bar)

• Divorce in Virginia (Virginia State Bar)

• Financial Issues in Divorce (Virginia State Bar)

• Schooley Law Firm Original Articles:

  • 4 Things To Think About If You Are An Unmarried Couple Jointly Owning Property

  • Romantic And Practical Reasons To Consider A Premarital Agreement

  • Same Sex Marriage in Virginia

Legal Services

• Wills

• Revocable Living Trusts

• Durable Powers of Attorney

• Advance Medical Directives

• Planning for Blended Families

• Estate, Gift and GST Tax Planning

• Credit Shelter and Marital Trusts

• Dynasty Trusts

• Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATS)

• Family Limited Partnerships

• Generation-Skipping Trusts

• Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (ILITs)

• Irrevocable Trusts for Lifetime Gifts to Adults and Minor Children

• Qualified Personal Residence Trusts

• "Defective" Grantor Trusts

• Sales to Grantor Trusts

• Asset Protection

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