Description:
Estate planning, in plain English
Get the need-to-know basics about wills, trusts, avoiding probate, and planning for incapacity with Estate Planning Basics. This book lays out your options in plain English, guiding you to the right estate plan for you and your family.
Learn how to:
- make a will or living trust
- name a guardian for your children
- avoid probate
- choose an executor
- use durable powers of attorney, and
- prepare a health care directive.
The 13th edition is completely updated to reflect the latest information about estate planning.
Brief description: Attorney Denis Clifford practiced estate planning law in Berkeley, California. He authored many Nolo books and firmly believed that people can do much of their own legal work.
Review Quotes: "Will be appreciated by those with modest estates who want a quick overview." Library Journal
"One of the simplest and best overviews of the estate-planning process." The Wall Street Journal" A search of more than a dozen books in my reference library uncovered a mention of the stepped-up basis in all, but only Estate Planning Basics...makes it clear that the basis of inherited property is adjusted up or down." Florida Sun-Sentinel