Book of Estate Planning Questions & Answers, 4th Edition Out of Stock

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Principal Author: Albert C. Todd III (1950-2005)

Contributing Authors and Editors:
W. Steven Johnson
William M. Reynolds III
Jonathan E. Spitz
John Dunbar Kornegay III

© 2021

This guide is not a textbook on estate planning for practitioners, but is rather a conversational guide for the estate planning client or layperson. It is, in written form, the questions with answers that Al Todd most frequently received from his clients in the course of his more than 27 years of estate planning practice. It provides a practical, down-to-earth overview of complex questions, but should not be used as a substitute for qualified legal advice. Instead, the attorney should use the book as a reference for his or her clients and the layperson should use the book as a guide to be better prepared when seeking help from his or her estate planning lawyer.

Simply put, this book contains the answers to the questions that most people are asking - thus the answers are phrased in terms of "WDRPD - What Do Real People Do." The questions and answers are written conversationally and simply. The book is not packed with a lot of legalese, and includes concrete examples and diagrams where they are helpful. It is not written to be read like a novel or a textbook. It is written with the premise that most people will look up specific topics or specific questions.
         
The Book of Estate Planning Questions & Answers, Fourth Edition is just what its name implies - a straightforward, conversational resource for the most common estate planning questions that virtually everyone asks. It is unintimidating yet insightful. But most of all it is practical, and it is the perfect starting point for planning one's estate, whether large or small.


Summary of Contents:
- Your Estate
- Documents You May Need
- Trusts
- Wills
- Powers of Attorney
- Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Will
- How Property Passes at Death
- Probate of Estates
- Avoiding Probate
- Second (and More) Marriages
- The Personal Representative
- Life Insurance and the Estate Plan
- Estate Planning and the IRA
- Making Gifts to Reduce the Value of Your Estate
- Working with Your Attorney
- Taxes- Estate, Gift Income
- Tax Chart

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