Your Will and Estate Plan : How to Protect Your Estate and Your Loved Ones Book

For anyone concerned about the financial security of loved ones, here's everything you need to know about avoiding costly probate and establishing an efficient will and estate plan. Easy to understand and filled with dozens of real-life examples, Your Will and Estate Plan explains how to set up a will, select beneficiaries, select and establish the right trusts, protect assets against Medicaid claims, and much more. This valuable and authoritative guide features important advice on such sensitive issues as setting up a will when death is impending; managing the assets of one's parents; making legal arrangements for common-law and same-sex couples; and planning for the care of disabled children or mentally impaired relatives. It also shows how to transfer financial assets and property against transfer taxes and other expensive fees. Filled with a wealth of worksheets, sample will forms, and a handy glossary of terms, this guide applies to estates of all sizes.