Wills and Trusts Kit For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) (Paperback)

by Aaron Larson (Author)
Key Phrases: estate administration, gathering pertinent information, joint estate plan, Getting Started, Everything You Need, The Tax Man (more...)

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Product Description
Navigate probate, tax issues, and state laws

Create an estate plan and protect your family's interests

Need a will, but have no idea where to start? This friendly guide shows youhow 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.

Discover how to:

• Provide for your children

• Hire and work with professionals

• Minimize tax liabilities

• Amend or revoke a will or trust

• Avoid common estate planning mistakes

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Navigate probate, tax issues, and state laws

Create an estate plan and protect your family's interests

Need a will, but have no idea where to start? This friendly guide shows youhow 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.

Discover how to:

• Provide for your children

• Hire and work with professionals

• Minimize tax liabilities

• Amend or revoke a will or trust

• Avoid common estate planning mistakes

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Product Details

• Paperback: 356 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; Pap/Cdr edition (August 11, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470283718
• ISBN-13: 978-0470283714
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #237,205 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A User Friendly Approach, Honest !, December 9, 2008

By	Book Guy (USA) - See all my reviews

Who wants to read about wills and trusts?! People who need to deal with planning...which is all of us (adults, especially when kids are involved)...and this is the book to buy. Detailed, informative, yet written in the "Dummies" informal style..perfect!!! The "KIT" is a CD which has fill-in-the-blank useful templates..perfect!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars written by a lawyer, January 5, 2009

By	The Engineer (California) - See all my reviews

This book is not for dummies: When I bought this book I expected well organized information to help me decide what I need, a will and/or a trust and how to implement that. I was looking for something like a guide which helps me find the way to the answer for my personal situation. What I found when reading in this book are an enumeration of single facts and examples which don't seem to make sense as a whole. The only thing which repeats throughout the book is the advice to consult an attorney. I bought this book because I don't want to spend the high wages of an attorney for filling out a few forms. And I have the feeling that this book was not written to reduce any attorney's wage. Well, I think I need to start looking for a book which was written by a non-lawyer.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wills and Trusts for Dummies, December 21, 2008

By	D. Hanley "amazing grace" (Lodi, NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have not finished this book yet but I have learned a great deal. However, it looks like I still may need a lawyer to draw up the forms due to the variety in laws from state to state. That's all for now.