Estate Planning Basics

This book explains the basics of estate planning concisely and clearly. It's the core of estate planning, made interesting! No fluff, just they the key information about wills, trusts, planning for retirement, health care directives, estate taxes, and more.

List of contents

Your Estate Planning Legal Companion

Chapter 1 A First Look at Estate Planning

Chapter 2 Your Beneficiaries

Chapter 3 Children

Chapter 4 Planning for Incapacity: Medical Care and Finances

Chapter 5 Wills

Chapter 6 Living Trusts

Chapter 7 Other Ways to Avoid Probate <

Chapter 8 Retirement Plans as Estate Planning Devices

Chapter 9 Estate Tax

Chapter 10 Reducing Federal Estate Taxes

Chapter 11 Property Control Trusts

Chapter 12 Lawyers

Chapter 13 Finalizing Your Estate Plan

Appendix A

Index

About the author

Denis Clifford, a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was an editor of The Law Review, is a lawyer who specializes in estate planning. He is the author of many Nolo titles, including Quick and Legal Will Book, Make Your Own Living Trust and Plan Your Estate and coauthor of A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples. He has been interviewed by such major media as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Money Magazine.

Product details

• Authors: Denis Clifford
• Publisher: Nolo Publisher
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781413326697
• ISBN: 978-1-4133-2669-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Recht: Lehrbücher, Skripten, Prüfungsbücher, Persönliche Finanzen, Business & Economics / Personal Finance / Retirement Planning, LAW / Reference, Legal Reference / Law Profession, LAW / Estates & Trusts