Estates category: 175 books
Inheritance
How to receive one; how to leave one
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
The affluent Baby Boomers are leaving record amounts to their children. But the largest-ever transfer of wealth from generation to generation is not as simple as it seems. Clear financial planning is a wise path when leaving or receiving an inheritance, as is careful preparation so the inheritance...
by Sanket Mistry
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2014
Sample Forms Include:WillsLast Will and Testament (for single and married couples)Self-Proving AffidavitsLiving WillTrustsSingle Person Living TrustShared Living TrustAB Living Trust (with and without Disclaimer Statement)This book also includes an organizer to help you get your estate records in...
by Martin Shenkman, Jonathan Esq. Blattmachr
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2015
Powers of attorney are one of the most important legal documents you will ever sign. Every adult should have a power of attorney. Yet, many people ignored this fundamental legal step and might have no protection if they are ever disabled or are unavailable for travel or other reasons to act for themselves....
by Heather Conway
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
The fate of the dead is a compelling and emotive subject, which also raises increasingly complex legal questions. This book focuses on the substantive laws around disposal of the recently deceased and associated issues around their post-mortem fate. It looks primarily at the laws in England and Wales...
Equity and Trusts
A Problem-Based Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
Equity and Trusts: A Problem-Based Approach creates a fresh approach to learning through the use of integrated realistic case studies designed to simulate how the law works in practice. With comprehensive coverage of the complete equity and trusts curriculum, unlike other textbooks, it integrates...
The Trust
Short Story Series, #1
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2015
Do you trust the person you’ve chosen to write the legal documents governing your estate?THE TRUST is a fictional slice of life centered around a traumatic series of events related to securing a family's wealth and property for the benefit of their children after their deaths.Everyone wants...
Protecting Your Assets from Probate and Long-Term Care
Don't Let the System Bankrupt You and Your Loved Ones
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
Have you ever considered the advantages of creating a living trust? Avoiding probate through the use of living trusts is a well-known solution, but author Evan H. Farr takes this issue one step further. In Protecting Your Assets from Probate and Long-Term Care, Farr explains the need to consider both...
Can You Trust Your Trust?
What You Need to Know about the Advantages and Disadvantages of Trusts and Trust Compliance Issues
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2015
A trust is frequently seen as the alter ego of a will. Trusts are often worthwhile but can be nightmares if improperly administered. As a result of the revamping of state trust laws in many states, trustees often find themselves with more questions than they were ever prepared for, without easily...
Testamentary Capacity
Law, Practice, and Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2015
Testamentary capacity is an increasingly difficult and important area in will preparation. The rise in capacity issues, associated with the increasing aging population and longer life expectancy, has become a fruitful area for dispute and litigation. This book equips practitioners with the knowledge...
by Alastair Hudson
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Principles of Equity and Trusts is a concise new textbook from Alastair Hudson - the author of the definitive classic, Equity and Trusts. Through clear and careful analysis, the author explains what the law is, its foundational principles, and its social and economic effect. By beginning with the...
The Avalanche and the Executor
The final rest of a friend and the avalanche of events
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2014
Anticipated or not, death comes to all and treasures of the estate must be distributed. Sami and Buddy are two outdoor enthusiasts. This is the step by step process they take as they prepare one to be the Executor after the death of the other. Buddy’s task of distributing a lifetime of assets while...
Every Californian's Guide To Estate Planning
Wills, Trust & Everything Else
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
The only estate planning book that addresses the unique needs of Californians, with Prop 13 keeping property rates low until a property changes hands, community property rules, and a diverse population (the majority of whom don't fit the traditional family model).
by Matthew Burgess
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
The use of special purpose trusts in estate planning – part 1
The use of special purpose trusts in estate planning – part 2
Trust assets and estate planning: how has the dust settled after Kennon v Spry?
Failed trust distributions: their tax consequences
Fixed Trusts and unit trusts: one and the...
Contesting a Will without a Lawyer
The DIY Guide for Canadians
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
Many people want to know how to fight what’s in a will, whether they don’t think it’s fair that a stepmother got everything, or myriad other possibilities. Author Lynne Butler knows that so many people who can’t afford lawyers also want to contest a will and receives questions all the time...