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Wills And Trusts (Ask a Lawyer) [Paperback]

Strauss D Steven (Author)

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Book Description

Series: Ask a Lawyer | Publication Date: May 17, 1998

You may be avoiding the issue, but planning for your loved ones' future is essential to ensure eliminating legal tangles later. This book explains the basics of wills, trusts, and estate planning, including taking inventory and naming your beneficiaries, avoiding probate, eliminating estate taxes, choosing an executor, drawing up your will, getting a living trust and creating subtrusts for your spouse or your children, and giving gifts.

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Steven D. Strauss is an attorney practicing in Sacramento, California.

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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton and Company, Inc. (May 17, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393317285
ISBN-13: 978-0393317282
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,288,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Steven D. Strauss, often called "the country's leading small business expert," is an internationally recognized author, lawyer, and speaker. His column in USATODAY.com is one of the most highly syndicated business columns in the world. The author of fifteen books, including The Small Business Bible, he is also the President of The Strauss Group, Inc.

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Howard and Suzanne had two small children, but after eight years of marriage, they separated. Read the first page

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family pot trust, durable special power, good estate plan, pot trusts, planning your estate, residuary beneficiary, living trust, bypass trust, property guardian, joint tenancy property, trust maker, probate fees, alternate beneficiary, taxable estate, successor trustee, marital trust, irrevocable life insurance trust, federal estate taxes, previous wills, common law states, trust principal, existing will, joint tenant, personal guardian, avoiding probate

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The Important Legal Concept, Other Types of Subtrusts, Phil Sobel, Julia's Trust, Minors Act, Taking Inventory, District of Columbia, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Uncle Sam

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This book cites 3 books:

Landlord and Tenant (Ask a Lawyer) by Steven D. Strauss in Front Matter
Debt and Bankruptcy (Ask a Lawyer) by Steven D. Strauss in Front Matter
Divorce and Child Custody (Ask a Lawyer) by Steven D. Strauss in Front Matter

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Landlord and Tenant (Ask a Lawyer) by Steven D. Strauss in Front Matter
Debt and Bankruptcy (Ask a Lawyer) by Steven D. Strauss in Front Matter
The Guru Guide to Money Management: The Best Advice from Top Financial Thinkers on Managing Your Money by Joseph H. Boyett on page 211
Wills and Trusts (Ask a Lawyer) by Steven D. Strauss in Front Matter
Divorce and Child Custody (Ask a Lawyer) by Steven D. Strauss in Front Matter

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