Getting started with your will or trust. Ensuring that your last wishes are honored -- Making crucial decisions -- Gathering pertinent information -- Planning your bequests -- Providing for your children and dependents -- Dipping into your pocket: The tax man (and others) -- Everything you need to know about wills. Writing and signing a will -- Navigating the land mines -- When you already have a will -- Estate administration: What happens in probate court -- Trust me! How trusts work. The anatomy of a trust -- Dead or alive: Picking your trust -- When you already have a trust -- Carrying out the intent of your will and trust. Planning for your incapacity -- Those cushy retirement funds -- Life insurance: Making sure it doesn't backfire -- Your castle: How it's owned makes a huge difference -- The part of tens. Ten common will mistakes -- Ten reasons to have a trust -- Ten tax traps to avoid when planning your estate.
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Need a will but have no idea where to start? This guide shows you how to prepare a legal will or trust -- either on your own or with professional help -- and ensure that your wishes are honored. You'll handle everything from planning your bequests and writing and signing a will to selecting a trust and drafting your durable power of attorney.
Wills and trusts kit for dummies
Estate planning-- United States, Popular works.
Trusts and trustees-- United States, Popular works.