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This Nutshell presents an introduction to estate planning. Subjects covered include the transfer of property at death at will under the intestate law, survivor interests, community property, and "simple" wills. Addresses insurance, estates arising from status, Social Security, pensions, workers' compensation, and veterans benefits. Discusses charitable trusts, the rule in Shelley's case, the Doctrine of Worthier Title, the Rule Against Perpetuities, and the Rule Against Accumulations. Also addresses fiduciary administration and federal estate and gift taxes. ... Read more

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Too Small
The book is useful, but it's too small.I didn't see a size listed.This book is only7"by 5".It makes the exhibits nearly impossible to read without a magnifying glass. ... Read more

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The Complete Guide to Planning Your Estate In blishing GroupWashington: A Step-By-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes Are Fulfilled for Washington Residents ... Read more

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The CCH Financial and Estate Planning Guide is the premier guidebook for professionals who structure, tailor and administer financial and estate plans.In the clearest of language, the guide explains all the important planning concepts, and examines the most important techniques used to set and meet the financial goals of clients and their families.This new 15th Edition reflects the latest law changes, including the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 and the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, as well as new regulatory and practice developments. Written simply and covering the full breadth of planning subjects, all financial and estate planning professionals--from novice planners to the most advanced estate tax attorneys--can benefit greatly from CCH's Financial and Estate Planning Guide.The book is divided into four main sections:GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES discusses the art of planning, client analysis, charitable giving, using trusts, life insurance and annuities, employee benefits, wills and numerous critical components of the overall plan.SPECIAL SITUATIONS covers planning considerations for specific types of individuals and situations including executives and professionals, business owners, partners, farmers and ranchers, the elderly, couples living together, planning for marriage, divorce or separation, and others. BUILDING THE ESTATE provides an indepth review of investment vehicles and financial planning strategies, family income-splitting techniques, year-end and new year tax planning, maximizing deductions and reducing taxes, social security, medicare and medicaid, and more.PLANNING AIDS provides tax rate schedules, life expectancy tables, example interest rate tables, and other useful tools. ... Read more

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What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after your death. For those people who wish to preserve their assets for designated purposes such as family or special charities it becomes necessary to make special advance preparations. To ensure your assets are protected and final wishes are carried out, there are some common actions that should be taken now. Proper estate planning allows you to plan for yourself and your loved ones without giving up control of your affairs. Your estate plan should also allow for the possibility of your own disability. It should detail what you own and whom you want to leave it to at a time of your choosing and the way you want. Your estate plan should include fully disclosed, controlled costs for you and your loved ones. The last thing you want to worry about is having your estate drained of value through taxes and legal costs. The right plan can protect the value of your estate and spare your loved ones unnecessary hassles and legal conflicts. The Complete Guide to Planning Your Estate in California will help you glide through this complicated process. This new book has been adapted to offer Ohio residents state-specific advice for estate planning. Co-authors Margo Pierce and Linda C. Ashar, attorneys at law, have crafted an estate planning primer, allowing California residents to become more informed and more involved during the process. Many books on estate planning indicate you do not need the services of an attorney, but this book highly recommends using an attorney versed in this area: You should not go through the process alone. This book is intended explain the complicated issues, terminology, and planning strategies of estate planning so when you do meet with a qualified attorney, you will be well prepared. You will understand the legal terms and be ready to discuss issues and strategies with familiarity, saving you time and legal fees and ensuring peace of mind. California -specific information is offered throughout this book, including: California s probate code; California rules, regulations, and laws specific to estate planning; elements of a valid California will; planning your living will in California; explanations of In California diana laws regarding durable health care power of attorneys, do not resuscitate (DNR) orders, and directives to withhold CPR. The book s easy-to-understand context clarifies this complicated and sensitive subject and gives readers the power to take control of their future. This book also offers an overview of abatement rules, settlement costs, guardianship and minor children, executors and trustees, life insurance, potential long-term care needs, marital deductions, types of trusts, gift splitting, survivorship deeds, 529 plans, reducing or eliminating estate taxes, avoiding tax on life insurance, using insurance to pay estate taxes, gift tax issues, generation skipping transfer tax, and tax-deferred accounts. Estate planning should be a positive experience. It involves reviewing your situation and planning for your future. Although few people want to think about the possibility of disability or disease, advance planning is also a way to show your love and to reduce potential distress later. Other books offer a non-state-specific overview of estate planning, causing many readers to be misinformed about rules and regulations particular to their state; but, this new book provides information California residents need to know. Do not get outdated or wrong information that does not pertain to you specifically. Use this new book to craft an estate plan that is not only legally sound but also fully carries out your last wishes and protects your loved ones. ... Read more

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A 'must' for any legal or California public library
Complete Guide to Planning Your Estate in California is a 'must' for any legal or California public library: it offers a step-by-step plan to protect your assets, limit taxes, and build an estate and provides California residents with clear legal guidelines based on the latest findings. California-specific information makes this a more important acquisition than the usual general estate planner title and keeps the information relevant to California concerns.

Guide to Planning Your Estate
The Complete Guide to Planning Your Estate in California: A Step by Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled for California Residents
By: Linda C. Ashar, J.D., and Sandy Baker
Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc.

Review by: Aleksandra Kisilenko


The Complete Guide to Planning Your Estate in California: A Step by Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled for California Residentsby Linda C. Ashar and Sandy Baker is written for people who want to protect their valuables and pass on their assets to their loved ones or to charity. It describes how to find out what your estate is worth, how to get your will to be prepared, how to have the right plan, and more. The Complete Guide to Planning Your Estate is a good book to keep around, when you think that you are ready to plan your estate and need some help to get through this complicated process.

I rated this book a four out of five star rating because this book is very useful and helpful. I enjoyed the many ask-yourself-questions in this book because they helped me think of what I should remember. I also liked the encouragements to organize everything with lists. There is very important a simple template of a "Letter to Those you love" (appendix C 297). Anyway, I wish that this book had more examples of what happened to different people and what happened if they did or didn't have an estate plan. It would have been great if in the very beginning instead of in the glossary, there was a clear definition of what an estate is ("an estate is...") for people who are not familiar with it.

I believe that after reading this book people will be fully informed about rules and regulations in estate planning for California residents. This book explains it in an understandable and clear way.

Estate Planning guide
This book does a good job of explaining types of wills. The information presented is very straight forward and easy for anyone to understand.The most helpful information I found was that it clearly explained how to value your property and money.
They do a great job of explaining the different types of people that can help you plan your estate and what role each one plays. I found this very helpful to help me understand who can help me with my estate.
The only issue that I had with this book was that they focus solely on California laws. While a lot of the information in the book can be used by people from other states. The legal part is only applicable to Californians. So even though I got a lot of good information from this book I will still have to do research for my state.

Estate Planning in California
This truly is The Complete Guide to Planning Your Estate In California: A Step-By-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes Are Fulfilled.Beginning with a citation of what is legal and not legal in the State of California, Ashar and Baker take the reader on an in-depth journey through estate planning in the state of California.

Because it begins with some must knows about wills that are and are not legal in California, you may think estate planning is just about dying and wills.It is not.The authors don't just cover the disposition of your estate upon your death.They cover managing your estate while you live, so you can enjoy the fruits of your labors.

They discuss the roles of the team, (attorney, accountant, financial planner, insurance agent) that will help you accomplish that enjoyment, through the many possible milestones of your life. They cite the importance of anticipating the things most people don't want to think about such as divorce, hospitalization or impairment of a spouse or yourself.(If either of you died or became impaired today, could the other write a check or dispose of property?).They discuss alternate documents to the standard will and the ways to keep probate from eating up your estate and perhaps avoid it entirely.

Where are you currently? Why are you planning? What do you want to cover? Who are your beneficiaries? What about your children, What about your pets, etc. These are some of the questions to consider.I strongly suggest that you write down and answer these questions along with several of your own.Reading with questions in front of you will give you the focus to garner all you can from this excellent resource.

Review of THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO PLANNING YOUR ESTATE IN CALIFORNIA
Most of the general public even in today's day and age will admit they have very little knowledge of estate planning. Every state has different guidelines and rules to follow, that can be unknown to the public, without research. California has many rules and guidelines that are unknown to the knowledge of its residents. Being from the state of Pennsylvania myself, I was ignorant to most of the rules and guidelines of the California state.
The title to this book is an understatement. Thisbook provides youthe reader, with aline by line if not word by word, very detailed explanation of each process involved with estates, Providing a vivid examples to most as well.Written in laments terms, which is very helpful to the common reader, it is a very easy read. Having a glossary with the law terminology defined for the reader is an enormously convenient help. Providing you the reading with an in depth explanation as to what an estate is, the laws that come with owning an estate, partners within, and outside partners, the ins and outs of will writing along with content suggestion, probate costs, what taxes to expect and the expenses, and much more.

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WE THE PEOPLE

No lawyers. Save money.

We The People is America's largest legal document services company. Dedicated to helping every American avoid the high cost of legal fees, We The People gives you the information you need to handle your own legal filings quickly, easily, and inexpensively. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have already liberated themselves from the tyranny of attorneys' fees--and now you can too!

We The People's Guide to Estate Planning makes planning for your future as painless as possible--all without the added hassle of hiring a lawyer. This practical, nuts-and-bolts guide covers all the basics of do-it-yourself estate planning, and covers everything you need to know about living trusts, wills, probate, and estate taxes. Extra resources--a glossary of estate planning terminology; a section on frequently asked questions; samples of effective living trusts and a last will and testament; as well as worksheets and essential information on how to settle an estate--make this the best resource available for this important step in planning for the future. You'll have all the information you need to understand the legal language of a will or living trust and learn how to seek state-specific laws and customs so you can tailor your plans accordingly. In addition, you can download sample documents from which you can create your own. Inside, you'll learn all the basics and more:
* Whether you need a living trust, a will, or both
* Creating a valid last will and testament
* Designating a successor trustee or executor to an estate
* Deciding who gets what--and making sure they do
* Setting up a living trust and funding it with assets
* Understanding durable power of attorney documents and living wills
* Tax-saving tips that help you leave more for your beneficiaries
* Getting to know (in plain English) the legal language of your will or living trust
* Where to download sample documents
* Settling an estate with or without a valid will or living trust


It's important to take care of the ones you love after you're gone. But if your estate planning isn't done clearly, precisely, and legally, you could end up creating more problems for your survivors than you solve. Do it right, do it inexpensively, and do it yourself--with We The People's Guide to Estate Planning. ... Read more

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A guide for seniors, disabled individuals, and their families explains how to preserve personal assets while ensuring long-term care, covering such topics as interfamily transfers and trusts.Tour. ... Read more

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Medicaid Plan
I found the book very helpful. Info on this topic is hard to come by. I wish the book had a newer print date.

obsolete
This book was written prior to relevant law changes.It would have been a good reference book 10 years ago.I was looking for something more timely.

Great book, but out-of-date
I actually worked with Alex Bove on updating a book on estate planning, when I practiced law in Boston many years ago. I purchased this book back in 1996 (the date of the current edition), but since then the laws have changed several times, most notably in February 2006, with the enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. As a result of those changes, many of the examples and planning suggestions discussed in Bove's book no longer work. For example, all rules relating to gifting, penalty periods, look-back periods, "half-a-loaf" planning, and annuities, have been radically changed. Do not rely on the examples in the book!

That being said, his material on durable powers of attorney, trusts (other than the Convertible Trust, which no longer works), gift taxes, general eligibility requirements, and ethics of Medicaid planning, is still worth reading.

For an example of a book that incorporates all the latest changes in the law, together with case studies and numerous cutting edge planning ideas, take a look at How to Protect Your Family's Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs: Medicaid Secrets (3rd edition). It's pricey, but well worth it when you consider all the information and ideas packed into it!

Woefully out of date.
While I own this book (I bought it ten years ago) it is now very much out-of-date. The law of Medicaid is one that is constantly in flux, changing just about every year. Recent changes to Medicaid law have made every book on the subject of Medicaid published before January 2007 obsolete. While this book and its author, Mr. Bove provided a great overview of the Medicaid planning process and for many years was the go to book to learn about Medicaid and the nursing home, today it is woefully out-of-date. For an example of an up-to-date book with information for all 50 states see: The Medicaid Handbook 2007

Not Topical
The book fairly explains the complexities of Medicare. However, many changes have been made in Medicare since the date this publication was printed. The book should be updated to reflect the recent changes. ... Read more

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Now you can help your students learn the principles of estate planning by working on the kind of problems clients actually present.

Case Studies in Estate Planning with Abridged Student Forms gives students hands-on experience that will prepare them for practice.
The authors make their book both efficient and effective:
Case studies in every chapter emphasize problems that arise in the estate planning process.

The principles of estate planning are first introduced, then demonstrated through short exercises and simulated client situations.

Exercises and case studies explore a broad variety of issues for great flexibility in teaching.

Each chapter begins with an overview, then moves to more detailed discussion of legal doctrines and principles.

An electronic forms supplement on CD supports a drafting component to the course.
The book progresses from fundamental to more sophisticated topics.
Organization presents a life-cycle progression, reflecting the changing needs of clients from youth through old age.
Coverage of federal tax issues can be omitted at the professor's discretion.
End-of-chapter bibliographies provide extensive reference sources.
Can be used with a variety of other material.
To capture student attention, the book presents high-interest materials, such as:

Client conflicts of interest in diverse circumstances.

Medical care directives, organ and tissue donations, and final arrangement instructions.

Marital agreements.

Transfer on death deeds.

Asset protection techniques.

Section 529 plans and other educational savings gift structures.

Tax planning for retirement assets.

Spend some time examining this new casebook and see for yourself how skillfully the authors help you lead students to enlightenment. ... Read more

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EFFECTIVE ESTATE AND BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLANNING UNDER THE NEW TAX LAW

A properly designed and implemented estate and/or business succession plan is key to providing for and protecting loved ones in the most tax-efficient manner possible. A team of advisors must be assembled from the disciplines of law, insurance, finance, accounting, and tax in order to create a plan that optimizes planning opportunities incorporating both the current state of law with the current state of one’s mind. J.K. Lasser Pro Estate and Business Succession Planning, Second Edition provides you with a unique and comprehensive analysis of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, the new retirement distribution rules, Section 529 education plans, and split dollar insurance guidelines.It can help professionals and experienced individuals alike take advantage of opportunities presented by the new tax law, avoid common mistakes, and understand complex estate and business succession planning techniques. Written by two attorneys who specialize in estate planning matters, this easy-to-read book provides you with complete information and strategies for a variety of issues including:

• How to plan in light of the phased-in provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
• Top twenty factors to consider when creating one’s Will, as well as creating a Power of Attorney and Health Care Proxy
• Annual Exclusion and Exemption Equivalent Planning
• Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts and Crummey Notices
• Charitable Remainder Trusts and Foundations
• Family Limited Partnerships
• Business Succession Planning Techniques
• Split Dollar Plans
• Section 529 education plans
• Retirement distribution rules
• Self-Canceling Installment Notes
• Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts
• GRITs, GRATs, and GRUTs

And this is just a sampling of the expertise that the authors provide in a truly unique and understandable text. J.K. Lasser Pro Estate and Business Succession Planning, Second Edition contains all you need to make the most of the new tax law while navigating this complex area, and shows you how to protect and provide for loved ones for generations to come. ... Read more

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This book provides an introduction to the basics of estate planning and will make this area of the law more accessible to the nonspecialist. ... Read more

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Excellent Book!
Excellent book.Packed with useful information.A bit advanced. Great for lawyers, probably too complex for most non lawyers.

Estate Planning guide
I have reviewed the product and it appears to be competently done. It gives a brief and succinct analysis of each topic. I have found it useful in my practice. ... Read more

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Finally... books written on what some might consider to be dry legal topics, but written by attorneys who somehow make it all come to life. Jim Shields and Tom Boris are attorneys who get it and that is rare in this day and age. I have been practicing elder law and estate planning for longer than I care to admit...and I confess, I learned a lot from these books. In fact, I wish I was the one who had written them for my clients. William G. Hammond Attorney at Law Overland Park, KS ... Read more

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Covers the entire California probate process, from deciphering a will to tackling taxes.

If you need to wrap up the affairs of a deceased family member or friend in California, you can save attorney fees by handling the probate process yourself.

How to Probate an Estate in California is the only book that provides all the forms, tips and step-by-step instructions you'll need to settle a loved one's estate. You may even be able to handle the whole process by mail, without setting foot in the courthouse.

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Almost comprehensible
This book takes a very complex subject and makes it almost understandable.You still need a specialist to guide you through the application, but at least now I have a working knowledge of what's available, as well as a list of questions that came to mind as I read.And it will be a little easier to figure out if he really knows what he's talking about.

Estate Planning Explained
Knowing little about estate planning, I was forced (quickly) to bring myself up to speed on the subject. I found this book to cover, and explain, the processes behind estate planning. The book explains the topic well andgives the reader several good references. ... Read more

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Executing an estate or a trust fund is a big responsibility. Estate & Trust Administration For Dummies contains advice for handling estates and trusts of any size. It offers solid pointers on reading and interpreting a will and other documents, and helping heirs avoid paying too much (or too little). It also shows you how to take care of a loved one's estate in the event that a will or trust was never created.

This authoritative, plain-English guide helps you understand and follow the rules that govern estates and trusts, ensure a smooth transfer of property, and manage fiduciary affairs in an orderly manner. You’ll get help choosing and assembling a team of professional advisors, settling debts and paying bequests, operating a revocable or irrevocable trust, and making sound trust investment decisions. Discover how to:

• Understand executors’ and trustees’ duties
• Read and interpret important documents
• Properly execute an estate or trust
• Handle estates both large and small
• Get familiar with the probate process and estate taxes
• Identify different types of trusts
• Follow the deceased’s wishes — and the law
• Notify insurers and employers of a death
• Follow the steps for closing an estate
• Establish, fund, and change ownership of a trust
• Keep proper trust records

Yes, you can do the job and do it well. All you need is a little help from Estate and Trust Administration For Dummies. ... Read more

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Nice, comprehensive overview
I found this an unpretentious and readable overview of trust and estate issues.It isn't as cute as others in the "Idiots" series, which is probably appropriate given the topic.It does make a good effort to explain terms uncommon to everyday usage to the reader and covers a lot of ground in the process.I found it odd that it didn't address the specific kind of trust that has been created for my parents, but I suspect that whenever you have an attorney craft these things, they are unique to the circumstances.

Maybe it will help you talk your attorney?
I found this book to be practically worthless. If you take the time to thoroughly study the book it may help you understand what the attorney, that you will inevitably have to hire, is talking about. Just hire the attorney, provide the information, and let them handle the paperwork. I found that the only place I could add value was in delivering documents to the clerk of court and paying court fees.

Great book for the novice trust administrator of a small trust
It is well written and provides good instruction for the successor trustee.It helps with the basic processes of dealing with the IRS and other beneficiaries for an uncomplicated trust.

An Education..!
Book is filled to the brim with useful information. Everyone at some point will have to deal with estate issues with a spouse,parent,partner, sibling, etc....
The world of fiduciary and financial responsibility is presented in great detail.If your question is not answered here,you will be directed to the proper source.
This book will open your eyes to the minutiae of estate management.

This book covers it all.
We're working on my dad's estate, and so far, the book has covered any questions we have.The book offers a lot of different possibilities, but suggests that we still should have a lawyer and possibly a CPA.The book contains a lot of definitions, so that when we are ready to talk with the attorney, hopefully it will all make sense and save some attorney time. ... Read more

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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:

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Estate planning is more important than ever, and it's no longer just for the very rich.

Today's "middle-class millionaires"­­created by the booming stock and real estate markets­­have more assets than they ever believed possible. That unexpected wealth brings with it new concerns about how to protect their money and their heirs. A best-seller in its first edition, this book shows anyone how to implement estate planning into a long-range financial plan. It includes the latest on:

• Disability planning
• Living trusts; asset protection through long-term planning
• Family limited partnerships

Written by two noted tax attorneys who have revolutionized the estate-planning process with their techniques, Protect Your Estate, Second Edition, enables readers to understand the newest changes in the tax laws and turn them to their own advantage. ... Read more

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A nice book on estate planning that made me feel like I was reading an online blog.

This book was better than most I've read on estate planning. Its objective was to familiarize the reader with the estate planning process. I'm not sure it really covered "the process." But I think it educates the reader well enough to be an educated consumer when consulting an estate planning attorney for help in estate tax planning matters.

As I read I got the feeling the authors were anti-probate and pro- living trusts. And there were certain things included in the book that made it sound like a promotional piece for the authors' own law practices and organizations. I would have liked it better if the book had not come across as a promotional piece.

The authors say to treat this book as a survey of what estate planning can be. When reading this book (7 years after it was written) I got the feeling the content could have been a bunch of blog entries the authors have posted online that they conveniently strung together to make a book. There are 42 chapters and 4 "entries" in the appendix. And the book is only 330 pages long.

I was looking for a Glossary of Terms, but failed to find one. The book would have been better with one. And I would have liked the book better if Appendix D about the history of estate planning had been moved to the front.

Chapter 1: What is estate planning? I felt this chapter was lousy. It was wordy and vague and not really accurate. Estate planning is really "estate tax planning." It is not financial planning or "wealth strategies planning" as the authors suggest. Nor is estate planning to be confused with "disability planning." As a result, I'm not sure why Chapter 4 was included.

Chapter 8: Probate. I enjoyed reading about estate administration in this chapter. But I think the authors did the reader a disservice by equating the probate process to estate administration. Other problems I had with this chapter include the statement made that executors work for the probate court or probate judge. This simply is not true! Executors work for the estate (a separate legal entity). And the statement that probate is complicated is not accurate as stated. In some cases it can be. But in most it is NOT.

Chapter 9: The federal estate tax. Here the authors repeatedly referred to the estate tax as a death tax. The estate tax has nothing to do with death. It only has to do with wealth transfers. If a poor person dies, then no estate tax is due. If the estate tax were really a death tax, then a tax would be due when a poor person dies.

Chapter 10: The unified system. I had a problem with the material the authors chose to talk about here. Why was it necessary to discuss the way things used to be? As far as I am concerned the book would have been much better if the authors had stuck to the present and explained how things are now. The presentation of the material would have been much more straighforward and easy to understand. 4 stars!

Protect Your Estate - by Esperti, et al
I bought the previous edition of this book several years ago and learned so much from its straight forward, well-organized and clear presentation (I am neither an accountant nor a tax person) that co-workers and family members began quizzing me on matters of estate planning.This book allowed me to answer many questions and also enabled me to have a very intelligent conversation with a professional estate planner. I consider the book such a valuable resource that I just purchased the updated edition.

Good Stuff!
I am an estate planning attorney, not affiliated with any of the author's companies, and I think this book is a "must read" for anyone who is serious about planning his/her estate.

By the way, estate planning is for everone, not merely the "wealthy."The cost (in time and fees) to have a customed designed and implemented estate plan will probably be the best investment you will ever make to protect and preserve your wealth for your loved ones.

Detailed overview in layman's terms
Outstanding book to educate yourself on estate planning. This book will prepare you for the planning process so you can understand what your estate planning attorney is talking about and what he or she is trying to accomplish for you. It also very clearly outlines the fallacies inherent in trying to conduct estate planning without competent legal counsel. The authors tell you know how to find competent advice and how to arrange conduct free consultation interviews with any prospective estate planning specialists. If you are even thinking about estate planning, GET THIS BOOK! ... Read more

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Estate planning basics to help you protect your young family.

You know that now is the time to do something in the way of estate planning to provide for your young children -- but what, exactly? Is a will all you need? What about life insurance or a living trust? And how much will it all cost?

The Mom's Guide to Wills & Estate Planning gives you practical, straightforward recommendations on estate planning options and provides a solid plan that every family can find the time to follow -- without the expense of hiring an attorney.

This book outlines which proactive steps are most crucial and should be taken immediately, and which can be delayed. Focusing on your family's real-world concerns, you'll find out:

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An estate plan can have several elements--a will; an assignment of power of attorney; a living will or healthcare proxy; and in some cases, a trust. As an estate planner, you must be mindful of both federal and state laws governing estates when assembling plans for clients. Estate Planning Forms, by L. Rush Hunt, covers all elements of estate planning in detail with easy-to-follow, time-saving forms. ... Read more