Estate Planning and Divorce (from Annual Advanced Estate Planning 2026)

A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of one session from the April 2026 live seminar, Conner-Zaritsky 47^th Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Administration.

Cosponsored with the Wills, Trusts and Estates Section of The Virginia Bar Association, Conner-Zaritsky is a perennially anticipated program of national reach and sophisticated content.

Sound and routine estate planning advice can lead to surprising and harmful consequences to one or both of our married clients if they divorce. Given divorce rates, are we obligated under VRPC 1.1 to routinely incorporate family law concepts into our estate planning advice to married clients? But would that create impermissible ethical conflicts for us under VRPC 1.7? Can we even advise married clients in advance on their estate planning options if they should get divorced? When we represent married couples, what are our obligations under VPRC 1.6 to maintain confidentiality of communications with one but not both of the spouses?

Faculty

Bruce Stone, Goldman Felcoski & Stone, P.A. / Coral Gables, FL

Moderator

Frank A. Thomas, III, Frank A. Thomas, III PLC / Orange