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Just What the Doctor Ordered
This is an excellent book.It answered all of my questions about handling my estate, and it answered many questions that never occurred to me.The writing is straightforward and easily understood.The title is THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION GUIDE TO WILLS AND TRUSTS, but it covers a good deal more:steps to help your family now; estate plans; avoiding or reducing estate taxes; transferring property without a will; securing long-term care help; and many other topics relating to managing your estate and passing it on to your heirs.This is a very useful book.

The American Bar Association wants you confused.
Don't be a sucker. The ABA is not going to help you understand the probate or non-probate system.I have been a lawyer for over twenrty years, and I can't understand what they are trying to say.They want you to give up rather than understand the tools of estate planning.I am the author of "Everything A Baby Boomer Should Know -- An Insider's Guide To Estate Planning."Compare it to the contents of this ABA book.The difference is that the ABA book is nothing more than another textbook that speaks over your head.Read my book and truly understand how the system works for you.I promise.

Good Guide to Estate Planning
Thorough and fairly easy to understand.It does a particularly clear discussion of trusts. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Estate planning    2. Estates & Trusts    3. General    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Popular works    6. Practical Guides    7. Reference    8. Tax planning    9. United States    10. Wills    11. Reference / General   

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Not sure if order has been cancelled yet
Have been waiting now over 5 weeks for this book to arrive.Class will be over in 9 weeks.Could not afford to wait any longer.Bought at local bookstore.Still have no idea whether book will be arriving in mail sometime this year, or whether order has been cancelled.Web-site will not let me cancel order. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Business & Economics    3. Business/Economics    4. Estates & Trusts    5. General    6. Law    7. Legal Profession    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Legal assistants    10. Probate law and practice    11. Trusts and trustees    12. United States    13. Wills    14. Business & Economics / General    15. Education    16. Private, property, family law    17. USA   

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Updates with latest laws mean always up-to-date legal documents.
Great software.Simple to use.The legal team at Quicken/NOLO appear to constantly be surveying the legal findings in the courts and automaticly push the implications into the software as updates.The best part is that as the laws change, the software alerts you when you need to reprint and resign your legal documents so that they comply with the latest laws.It is the perfect balance of accurate legal advice at a very fair price.

Incredible Guide for Peace of Mind
This book & CD set are all you need to do proper, professional looking Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care & Finance, and related documents.Peace of mind at a fraction of the price for an attorney's clerk to do exactly the same things you can do with WillMaker Plus.

Book and software
This "book" is basically a printed user's guide to the Quicken Willmaker Plus 2006 software, which is included on the accompanying CD-ROM.That is, you get the software itself and a thick printed guide, not a bad deal at all.The guide is actually more than just a manual; instead it gives you a lot of background information on property rights, wills, living wills, living trusts, estate planning, etc.I think this is a better bundle than the software itself which doesn't even come with a printed manual. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Business & Economics    3. Consumer Finance    4. Estate Planning    5. Estates & Trusts    6. Forms    7. Personal Finance    8. Personal Finance - General    9. Personal Finance - Taxation    10. Popular works    11. United States    12. Willmaker    13. Wills   

Reviews (19)

The answer to my prayers
What a relief!!! I finally found a book that would help me help my parent plan their estate!Thank you so much for your wonderful, easy to read book.Once I picked it up, I could not put it down!This book has practical, real world examples of inheritance planning issues and considers the "human" side of inheritances.It's a must read if you need to do estate planning.I just came back and bought three copies to give to my friends.It's the best gift I could possibly give them!

Can prevent heartache among your children
This is an extremely well-written book on the financial and emotional guidelines for estate planning.My wife's father committed several of the oversights highlighted in this book,
Great book!
Wow....I really needed this book. It puts "sensitive" issues into perspective and just might save relationships after I'm gone. Thanks so much for this most important book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Estate planning    2. Estates & Trusts    3. Inheritance and succession    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Personal Finance - Financial Planning    7. Personal Finance - Money Management    8. Popular works    9. United States    10. Wills    11. Business & Economics / Personal Finance / Money Management   

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Saved my bacon
The casebook and two days of classes left me utterly befogged - but an evening with this book cleared the mental clouds and clued me in. Most useful: the pages of questions - you get to test your understanding and check your answers against the detailed explanations. Lots and lots of questions, so you go over each point time and again. Especially useful for the Rule against Perpetuities.

a must for first year property
This book got me through property my fist year at law school.The answers for the study problems are wonderful in the fact that they explain exactly what you need to know to understand the reasoning behind the legal pricipal.This book was reccomended to my class by my professor to help us get through the toughest part of property law, Future interests. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Estates & Trusts    2. Estates (Law)    3. Future interests    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Problems, exercises, etc    7. Property    8. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Income Taxes    4. Income tax    5. Law and legislation    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Taxation    8. Taxation - General    9. United States    10. Business & Economics / Taxation / General   

Subjects:  1. Examinations, questions, etc.    2. Income tax    3. Law    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Education    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Popular works    8. Study guides    9. Tax returns    10. Taxation    11. United States   

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Get It Together: Organize Your Records So Your Family Won't Have To by Melanie Cullen
My mother died suddenly and left her estate in a total mess. I was left shocked, grief-stricken and alone in struggling to make sense of what needed to be done. I wouldn't wish that ordeal on anyone let alone on those I love. This workbook and companion organizer is the perfect solution. Nothing will be left to guesswork if I am incapacitated or dead. It is thorough yet simply organized and written from a compassionate perspective. It is a gift of love to provide this kind of direction to those who must make decisions on your behalf.

Just What I Needed
I've recently retired and am looking forward to years of "re-engaging" with activities I haven't had time to focus on during all those years of full-time work and rearing children. Get it Together is exactly what I needed to provide essential background information and help me organize all the documentation I want my family to have. Now I can travel and do the things I've been looking forward to without worrying about whether my children will be able to figure out what I would have wanted them to know in case something should happen to me.
Caring and Compassionate
Melanie Cullen has approached a very difficult topic with insight and compassion. Starting with the Letter to Loved Ones, Health Care Directives, Funeral and Memorial Services, through various chapters on the disposition of assets - including Pets and Livestock - she offers helpful guidance in a straightforward, friendly manner. Whether you already have everything together or haven't a clue where to start, "Get It Together: Organize Your Records So Your Family Won't Have To" is an excellent guide that will make it easier for your loved ones to help in the event that you are incapacitated, or to manage your estate when you are gone.The forms in the bookand on the CD can be easily organized and updated in the companion Planner.A must read for everyone! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Estate Planning    3. Estates & Trusts    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Personal Finance    6. Personal Finance - Financial Planning    7. Personal Finance - General    8. Popular works    9. Practical Guides    10. United States   

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Reviews (7)

Excellent and to the point
This book answered all my tax and property questions quickly and precisely. It was well written and perfect for someone who is not a CPA or property specialist. Highly recommended.

Best real estate tax book. Period.
I have read a number of books about real estate tax planning, and this is by far the best.It is clear, to the point, and very readable.The author goes through the basics of how a capital gains basis is calculated, rules about stepping up basis, primary residence exclusion rules, etc.He then discusses various ways of deferring or eliminating capital gain consequences via 1031, installment sales, private annuity trusts, charitable remainder trusts and Roth IRAs.The chapter on private annuity trusts is one of the least known, yet most valuable strategies that exists.Buy this book!

Great Book!!
This book is very well written; logically organized and concise.The information is priceless!For the cost of this book you could be saving 30% of your capital gains money!That's what I call positive ROI.This book is a must have! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Capital gains tax    5. Law and legislation    6. Personal Finance - Taxation    7. Real Estate - Buying/Selling Homes    8. Real Estate - General    9. Real property and taxation    10. Tax planning    11. Taxation    12. United States    13. Business & Economics / Real Estate    14. Property & real estate    15. USA   

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Subjects:  1. Estates & Trusts    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Legal research    5. Research    6. Sources    7. States    8. United States    9. Jurisprudence & General Issues   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Finance    5. Taxation - General    6. Accounting    7. Business & Economics / Taxation / General    8. Taxation   

Editorial Review

No matter what time of year it is, small-business owners and operators must keep atop their tax situation. For more than two decades, author and attorney Frederick Daily has taught entrepreneurs the ins and outs of the tax code and offered suggestions to help them remain in the black and out of hot water with the IRS. The revised third edition of his Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Finance    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Small Business - General    7. Small Business - Legal Guides    8. Small Business Finance    9. Small business    10. Tax Law    11. Tax planning    12. Taxation    13. United States   

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Must Have if considering your own foundation
This book comes with a hefty price - I was hesitant.If you are considering the establishment of your own private foundation, this book is a must.It is fairly heavy with the legaleze, but required whenconsidering the thorough discussions of establishing and maintaining afoundation with respect to the applicable IRS tax code.Each topic isdocumented and sample tax forms are illustrated.Highly recommended -needs to be a little more user friendly for the 5th star. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business/Economics    3. Charitable uses, trusts, and f    4. Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations    5. Foundations (Endowments)    6. Law and legislation    7. Nonprofit Organizations & Charities    8. Nonprofit organizations    9. Philanthropy & Charity    10. Reference - Directories    11. Social Science    12. Tax Law    13. Taxation    14. United States    15. Business & Economics / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities    16. Taxation law    17. USA   

Subjects:  1. Law    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Taxation    4. Business & Economics / Taxation / General   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Charitable uses, trusts, and f    5. Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations    6. Estate Planning    7. Estates & Trusts    8. Law    9. Miscellanea    10. Non-Profit Organizations Management    11. Nonprofit Organizations & Charities    12. Small Business - Legal Guides    13. Taxation    14. United States    15. Business & Economics / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities    16. Non-profitmaking organizations    17. Private, property, family law    18. USA   

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Short, sweet, and to the point
After reading this book you can probably be an executor for an estate without hiring an attorney (assuming no legal documents have to be prepared or filed in court). I found this book in the reference section of the Westfield Pubic Library (NJ) along with its companion book: A Family Guide to Wills, Funerals & Probate (ISBN: 081604550X). This book was written for an executor to read, and the companion book concerned much of the same material but for the decedent to read before he or she dies.
A Must-Have Book For The Newly Appointed Executor
I purchased this book months ago to prepare myself for the future when I will have to handle my mother's affairs.To my absolute surprise, I have recently been appointed as administrator of my long lost cousin's estate.Yeap, he died intestate, without a will. Luckily I was just finishing this book so I had a clue what to do next.Read more

Subjects:  1. Estates & Trusts    2. Executors and administrators    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Popular works    6. Practical Guides    7. Reference    8. United States    9. Jurisprudence & General Issues    10. Reference works   

Reviews (7)

Simple and straightforward - includes CD with forms!
This book (6th edition) has taken a BIG weight off of my mind regarding writing a will.My husband and I currently don't have a will (and apparently have lots of company - reportedly 60% of Americans don't have wills), but I am in the process of changing that with the reassuring help of this book.
Will writing is easy.
I bought this book mostly because I wanted my daughter in the right hands if something were to happen to both my husband and I.Peace of mind knowing that she will indeed end up with the people we select is worth a million and we didn't to have to spend much money to set this up.This book is great to have your wishes put down so everything is distributed how you want it.Much more convenient then going to a lawyer and saves you a lot of money.

mking a will made easy
This subject is presented in a logical and easy to follow way. I appreaciated that all bases were covered. I would recommend Nolo`s Simple Will Book as a good investment. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Estate Planning    3. Estates & Trusts    4. Forms    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Popular works    8. Reference    9. United States    10. Wills