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Probate Education on “The Probate Nation”<\/h1>\n

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Richard hosts a TV show called\u00a0“The Probate Nation”<\/b>\u00a0on local cable channel 10.\u00a0 The show is dedicated \u00a0to helping the public navigate the probate system for a deceased loved one’s estate and the “living probate” system for a conservatorship\/guardianship of an elderly loved one. There are many episodes dedicated to\u00a0Probate Education, and we have included a comprehensive list below. These episodes are all available to watch online, and the links will open in The Probate Nation website.<\/div>\n

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I. Pre-Qualification Considerations<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

a.\u00a0 <\/span>Bonding the Executor<\/a>
b.\u00a0 Administration of Small Estates<\/a>
c.\u00a0 Finding Heirs of an Estate<\/a>
d.\u00a0 Last Will & Testament<\/a>
e. Probate Avoidance Techniques – Good and Bad<\/a>
f.\u00a0 Funding the Revocable Trust<\/a>
g. Unknown Heirs and Unclaimed Property (Virginia)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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II.\u00a0 Virginia Probate Offices<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

a. Alexandria Probate Office<\/a>
b.\u00a0\u00a0Fairfax County Probate Office [2015]<\/a>
c.\u00a0\u00a0Fairfax County Probate Office – Estate Qualification [2019]<\/a>
d.\u00a0\u00a0Fairfax County Probate Office – Common Situations [2019]<\/a>
e. \u00a0Loudoun County Probate Office<\/a>\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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III. <\/span>Virginia Commissioners of Accounts<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

a.\u00a0Alexandria Commissioner of Accounts<\/a>
b.\u00a0Arlington County Commissioner of Accounts<\/a>
c.\u00a0Fairfax County Commissioner of Accounts<\/a>
d.\u00a0Fauquier County Commissioner of Accounts<\/a>
e.\u00a0Frederick County Commissioner of Accounts<\/a>
f.\u00a0Loudoun County Commissioner of Accounts<\/a>
g.\u00a0Stafford County Commissioner of Accounts<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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IV.\u00a0 Probate Office Filings<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

a.\u00a0Notice to Beneficiaries and Affidavit of Notice<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

V.\u00a0 Commissioner of Accounts Filings<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

a.\u00a0Estate Inventory<\/a>
b.\u00a0Overview of Estate Accounting<\/a>
c.\u00a0Sample Estate Account<\/a>
d.\u00a0Virginia Estate Accounting Tax Affidavit<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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VI.\u00a0 Marshaling, Gathering and Dealing With the Assets<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

a.\u00a0 Marshaling the Assets<\/a>
b.\u00a0 Dealing with\u00a0Bank Accounts<\/a>
c.\u00a0 Dealing with\u00a0Digital Assets<\/a>
d.\u00a0 Dealing with\u00a0Investment Accounts<\/a>
e.\u00a0 Dealing with\u00a0Life Insurance<\/a>
f.\u00a0 Dealing with\u00a0Real Estate (Generally)<\/a>
g.\u00a0 Dealing with\u00a0Selling Real Estate – Virginia<\/a>
h.\u00a0 Dealing with\u00a0Selling Real Estate – DC<\/a>
i.\u00a0 Dealing with\u00a0Selling Real Estate – MD<\/a>
j.\u00a0 Dealing with\u00a0Cash Buyers of Real Estate<\/a>
k.\u00a0 Tangible Personal Property (Overview)<\/a>
l.\u00a0 Tangible Personal Property – Valuation<\/a>
m. Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Claims (Virginia)<\/a>
n. Wrongful Death and Survival Claims (Virginia)(2019)<\/a>
o. Wrongful Death and Survival Actions (Maryland)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

VII.\u00a0 Identifying and Dealing with Debt<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

<\/strong>a.\u00a0Insolvent Estates<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

VIII.\u00a0 Taxes<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

<\/strong>a.\u00a0<\/span>Initial Tax Considerations<\/a>
b.\u00a0Applying for the FEIN<\/a>\u00a0– Federal Employer Identification Number
c.\u00a0Federal Estate Taxation – An Overview<\/a>
d.\u00a0The Income Tax Returns<\/a>
e.\u00a0Tax Basis of Estate Assets<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

IX.\u00a0 Wrapping Up The Estate<\/strong>
<\/span><\/h3>\n

a. <\/span>Wrapping up the Estate<\/a>
b. Virginia Estate Accounting Tax Affidavit<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>X.\u00a0 Estate Administration Disputes<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

a.\u00a0Overview of Common Estate Litigation<\/a>
b.\u00a0<\/span>Is this a Will?<\/a>
c.\u00a0Mediation and Arbitration of Probate and Estate Disputes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

XI.\u00a0 Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

a.\u00a0Someone Dies at Home – Who do you call?<\/a>
b.\u00a0<\/span>Planning a Funeral<\/a>
c<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Charitable Giving<\/a>
d.\u00a0\u00a0Selling Inherited Real Estate (Virginia)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

XII.\u00a0 Metro DC Jurisdictions
<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

a. Maryland –\u00a0Overview of Maryland Probate<\/a>
b. District of Columbia –\u00a0Overview of DC Probate – Part 1<\/a>
c. District of Columbia –\u00a0Overview of DC Probate – Part 2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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