Quick and Legal Will Book (5th edition)

By: Denis Clifford

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Synopsis: For the lay public, this book provides forms and step-by-step instructions needed to name beneficiaries, choose guardians, set up trusts, name executors, finalize the will, and change or revoke it. Clifford, a specialist in estate planning, provides instructions for those who are single, married, divorced or widowed, with or without children. He describes the process of choosing beneficiaries and taking stock of property, and the rules for giving it away as well as how to manage the affairs of children, plan an estate to avoid probate, compare the drafts, prepare the final will, store and copy the will, and other options such as understanding living trusts, preparing for tax savings, creating documents for Health Care, and trading in durable power of attorney for finances. He includes information specific to each state. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)