Estates category: 175 books

Finally! A practical guide to walk you through the process of planning for a longer life. Using her years of experience as an Elder Law and Estate Planning attorney, and the personal lessons she learned walking her own parents through this process, Laurie Menzies explains, in practical terms, the best...

Increasing numbers of people have connections with one country, but live and work in another, frequently owning property or investments in several countries. People with lifelong or subsequently developed impairments of capacity move cross-border or have property or family interests or connections...

Der Verein «Fundare e.V., Gemeinnütziger Verein zur Förderung des Stiftungswesens» hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, zu einer aufblühenden Stiftungskultur in Deutschland beizutragen. Dazu sollen insbesondere die wissenschaftlichen und praktischen Grundlagen des Stiftens erforscht werden. Der Erfüllung...

In THE WOLF AT THE DOOR, veteran California attorney and elder financial abuse writer Michael Hackard draws from forty years of legal experience to advise families, caregivers, and professionals who work with seniors what elder financial abuse is, how to identify it, and—most importantly—what...

Although the trust is generally seen as a creation of the common law tradition, modern civilian systems are increasingly interested in incorporating the trust institution. This collection of essays explores multiple civilian experiences with the trust. The reform of Quebec's trust institution attracted...

Fundamental changes in the law, the vast amounts of wealth accumulated within superannuation funds and the shortening of both business and personal relationships have necessitated the evolution of estate planning structuring beyond traditional formats. Asset protection strategies and the use...

The 10 key principles are –1. Don’t become a war story2. It’s the ‘vibe’3. Let’s kill all the lawyers4. Estate planning is more than a will5. Don’t get stuck in the middle6. Murphy’s Law7. Iterate & update8. Just do it9. No estate plan, means you have an estate plan10. It depends

This text, first published by STEP in 2007 and now in its third edition, reviews the difficulties that arise on the transfer of trusteeships, particularly in respect of the negotiation of indemnities, and sets out a suggested approach. It contains: • a core section dealing with trusts governed by...

The book provides analysis of the principal rules of trust law which control the exercise of powers and discretions by trustees. The primary focus is on the principle known as "the Rule in Re Hastings-Bass", and this is considered alongside the doctrines of fraud on a power and mistake....

This essential guide outlines many of the mistakes that are made by IRA account holders from an IRS compliance point of view, understanding that it is quite easy for a taxpayer who has an IRA or inherits an IRA to fall into a tax trap and violate the IRA rules. The IRA Guide to IRS Compliance Issues...

This text is the first comprehensive guide to litigating trust disputes in Jersey, bringing together analysis of substantive Jersey law, civil procedure and the remedies available to parties appearing in trust litigation before the Royal Court of Jersey. The book is an indispensable tool for trust...

When You Have to Go to Prison was written to help anyone who is preparing to go to prison. It explains the possibilities, expectations, and realities of the situation, from the strain it will put on a marriage to the conversations you will need to have with your family, friends, and loved ones.

Do you care for your children and worry about your aging parents? Congratulations, you are a member of the “Sandwich Generation.” You probably have many questions about estate planning. You know you should be making a will and probably need some other estate planning documents, but which...

This collection of essays interrogates significant issues at the forefront of scholarship and legal practice in the field of money remedies in equity. Chapters address the contentious and developing field of equitable compensation, including: the nature of equitable compensation; the relevant causation...