ABA Guide to Wills and Estates
Estate planning is for everyone—it's a way of caring for your loved ones, seeing they are provided for, and making sure your hard-earned property is distributed according to your wishes. Learn what you need to do to save money and assure that your plans are carried out exactly as you wish. A newly revised edition of the American Bar Association Guide to Wills and Estates has just been published and is available for purchase (click on cover image to the right).
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Ch. 1: Getting Started
Ch. 2: Transferring Property without a Will
Ch. 3: Making a Will
Ch. 4: Trusts
Ch. 5: Living Trusts
Ch. 6: Common Estate Planning Situations
Ch. 7: Special Considerations
Ch. 8: Death and Taxes
Ch. 9: Changing Your Mind: Changing,
Adding to, or Revoking Your Will or Trust
Ch. 10: Choosing the Executor or Trustee
Ch. 11: Planning Now to Make Things Easier
for Your Family
Ch. 12: When You Can't Make the Decision:
Living Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Other Disability Issues
Appendix A: Estate Planning Checklist
Appendix B: Health-Care Advance Directive
