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Plan Your Estate: Everything You Need to Know to Protect Your Loved Ones, Property & Finances [Paperback]

Denis Clifford (Author), Cora Jordan (Author)
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Publication Date: March 10, 2006
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 8th 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.

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"An exhaustive guide, explaining everything from simple wills to complex trusts. Particularly helpful how estate plans canbenefit various individuals andfamilies." -- The Wall Street Journal

"Following Clifford's advice in this laymen’s guide can save your heirs a bundle." -- Money Magazine

"How to protect your family and make an orderly exit even if your estate is small." -- U.S. News & World Report

"If Clifford's Estate Planning Basics was the appetizer, this is the main course." -- Library Journal

"Probably one of the most comprehensive estate-planning books available to mature adults." -- Washington Times

REVIEW: "An excellent source of information on wills and estate planning." -- The New York Times

About the Author

Denis Clifford, a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was an editor of The Law Review, is a lawyer who specializes in estate planning. He is the author of many Nolo titles including Quick and Legal Will Book, Nolo's Simple Will Book and Make Your Own Living Trust and co-author of Plan Your Estate and A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples. He has been interviewed by such major media as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Money Magazine.

Cora Miner Jordan earned her law degree at the University of Mississippi. A trained mediator, she is the author of Neighbor Law: Fences, Trees, Boundaries and Noise and co-author of Plan Your Estate.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 455 pages
  • Publisher: NOLO; 8 edition (March 10, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1413304060
  • ISBN-13: 978-1413304060
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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The book is so clearly written, with explanations followed by simple examples. It covers every aspect I could think of, with occasional advice that you could do this yourself, or sometimes that you really need a lawyer. If you have a substantial estate you will probably want to have an expert do the work. But you should read this book so you know what the expert is doing (or you could pay the expert $200-300 an hour to educate you on basics). Simply the best book I have read all year.
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22 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent resource for estate planning. Readable (plain English) , concise and to the point. Covers many areas of estate planning that most other estate planning books fail to mention
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71 of 96 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book prior to seeing an attorney to set up a will/trust so that I would be reasonably knowledgeable about the issues to consider before the meter started running. In particular, I, like many others have much of my net worth in IRAs and other tax advantaged retirement accounts and was concerned about how best to pass on these accounts. To my utter astonishment (and disgust), this book for all practical purposes provides no help with IRAs, 401Ks, etc. For heavens sake, after a home, retirement accounts are the major assets of most people and an estate planning book of 443 pages ought to be able to squeeze in basic advice on this topic.

Actually, I'm exagerating; they do provide two pieces of advice on IRAs. Their advice on page 179 is to buy a separate book from Nolo Press (whose title I will NOT cite) and on page 181 they suggest you download publications 560 and 590 from the IRS. Gee thanks. You don't suppose they intentionally omitted retirement accounts so you'd have to buy another one of their publications? Could I be getting cynical in my old age?

If you don't have IRAs this book is pretty good (reason for two stars), otherwise you 're flying blind.
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if this 9th edition of PLAN YOUR ESTATE was the newest edition. Clearly when boning up on estate issues one wants to know the most recent rules that govern estate planning. Read more
Published 20 months ago by estelle reingold
Excellent overview for planning and understanding options
This is an excellent overview for those interested in planning for a estate. While a lawyer will still be needed, the general options and considerations will be clearer after... Read more
Published on June 11, 2009 by MAH
Reviewing: "Plan Your Estate" by Attorney Denis Clifford
It is that time of year when thoughts turn to taxes. A key part of tax planning is deciding how to manage your estate. Read more
Published on January 21, 2009 by Kevin Tipple
It contains helpful information.
I have been thinking more about planning for a estate, investing in a trust, and buying life insurance after becoming a parent. Read more
Published on January 11, 2008 by C. Yu
Excellent Overview of a Complicated Topic
If you are like most Americans and do not expect to have a multi-million dollar estate when you die, then this isn't the book for you. Read more
Published on December 14, 2007 by Anders Johnson
A great book to help you learn how to sensibly plan the transfer of...
This is a wonderful book on estate planning that focuses on legal and practical issues. I loved it. As I read through it I did not see any inaccuracies in the law or in the subject... Read more
Published on October 9, 2007 by ExecutorCoach.com
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Extremely helpful for the lay person. My mother introduced us to an older edition. She was ahead of her time with the living trust idea. Read more
Published on September 4, 2007 by C. R. Scott
great reference
Let's face it, this stuff is complicated, and pretty much meant to keep lawyers in business. Get this book as a reference and be able to answer a lot of the questions on your own.
Published on June 15, 2007 by S. Kosloske
PLANNING FOR THE INEVITABLE
Well written with concise explinations along with a strategic approach to estate planning.
Published on January 9, 2007 by John D. Markson
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personal estate tax exemption, marital property control trust, trust property outright, other final beneficiaries, federal estate tax threshold, shared living trust, family pot trust, property control trusts, affidavit procedure, simplified probate, trust financial records, plan your estate, living trust property, significant estate tax savings, sprinkling trust, tax basis rules, combined estate worth, probate reform, normal probate, overall estate taxes, noncitizen spouse, ongoing trust, disclaimed property, life beneficiary, gift tax savings
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