Living trusts made simple! Protect your family with this bestselling book.

Death may be inevitable, but probate doesn't have to be. By creating a living trust, your property will bypass lengthy and expensive probate proceedings and go directly to the people you've designated, quickly and easily.

Make Your Own Living Trust explains how to create a living trust, transfer property to the trust and amend or revoke the trust at any time. Specifically, it covers how to:

create various living trusts, including an AB trust (also known as a marital trust or bypass trust)

transfer assets to your trust, including real estate, stocks and bonds, jewelry, art or a small business

name beneficiaries for all trust property

sign your document and make it legal

appoint someone to manage property left to minors or young adults

provide for trust property management if you become incapacitated

retain absolute control over trust property while you live

Make Your Own Living Trust includes all the forms you need -- as tear-outs and on CD-ROM -- to create your own trust, plus step-by-step instructions for filling them out. Completely updated and revised, the 9th edition covers the latest laws and information about federal and state estate taxes.

Good in all states except Louisiana.

List of Forms
Form 1: Basic Living Trust for One Person
Form 2: Basic Shared Living Trust
Form 3: AB Living Trust
Form 4: AB Disclaimer Living Trust
Form 5: Witness Statement for a Florida Living Trust
Form 6: Assignment of Property to a Trust for One Person
Form 7: Assignment of Shared Property to a Trust for a Couple
Form 8: Amendment to Living Trust for One Person
Form 9: Amendment to Basic Shared Living Trust or AB Trust
Form 10: Revocation of Living Trust
Form 11: Basic Will for One Person
Form 12: Basic Will for a Member of a Couple
Form 13: Affidavit of Successor Trustee...

The most comprehensive -- yet easy to read -- guide to estate planning on the market!

Plan Your Estate covers everything from the basics of wills and living trusts to sophisticated tax-saving strategies. The authors give you straightforward, plain-English explanations of every significant estate-planning option available, so you can make the best decisions for you and those you love.

The book covers:

wills

probate and how to avoid it

living trusts

property-control trusts

naming guardians for children

leaving property to children

estate taxes and how to reduce them

living wills (health care directives)

financial powers of attorney

final arrangements

strategies for business owners

and much more.

The 9th edition is completely updated with the latest federal and state laws, and now covers ethical wills -- a new way to pass on values, beliefs and important personal experiences. Good for all states except Louisiana....

Make your own legal will, quickly & easily!

If you want to create a will with the least amount of time and trouble, Quick & Legal Will Book is for you. It provides forms and step-by-step instructions to make a basic will that meets your needs. Find out how to:

name beneficiaries

choose a guardian

set up a trust for minors

name an executor

finalize your will

change or revoke a will

and more

The book provides all the forms you need as tear-outs and on CD-ROM, including an all-purpose will, and customized wills for a:

single person with no children

single person with children

married person with children

married person with no children

The completely updated 5th edition provides the latest laws of your state and new information about the inheritance rights of same-sex couples.

Forms

Will Forms
Will Form 1. Married With Child(ren), Property to Spouse
Will Form 2. Married With No Children
Will Form 3. Single, Divorced, or Widowed With Child(ren)
Will Form 4. Single, Divorced, or Widowed With No Children
Will Form 5. All-Purpose Will
Beneficiary Worksheet
Additional Specific Gifts
Self-Proving Affidavits
Self-Proving Affidavit: Form 1
Self-Proving Affidavit: Form 2
Self-Proving Affidavit: Texas
Self-Proving Affidavit: Pennsylvania
Will Codicil Form
...

Estate planning rules explained in one quick read!

Estate Planning Basics provides concise, straightforward, and easy-to-read explanations of the major components of estate planning, so that you don't have to spend hours wading through endless options (most of which apply to the wealthy).

Learn about:

choosing beneficiaries

estate planning by parents with minor children

wills

living trusts

other probate-avoidance methods, including using a retirement plan like an IRA or 401(k) as an estate planning device

estate taxes and tax-reduction methods

trusts for people in second marriages, or for those leaving property to a disabled person

planning for the handling of medical and financial decisions if one becomes incompetent

Attorney Denis Clifford gives you the reliable, plain-English answers you need, whether you're doling out the family heirlooms or trying to steer clear of estate taxes. The 5th edition has been fully updated to reflect your state's latest estate planning laws and information. (20090102)...