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Turn to Plan Your Estate for straightforward, plain-English explanations of each of your estate-planning options, so you can make the best decisions for you and those you love. Attorney Denis Clifford shows you how to: This book is for seniors doing end-of-life planning, parents planning for their young children's futures, adult children helping their parents make end-of life plans, as well as readers of any age who want to learn about estate planning. No matter what category you fit into, if you're like most people, you understand that estate planning is a good idea. You know that estate planning ensures that your property will pass to the right people with minimal delay, red tape, and cost. And if you do have young children, you likely know that you need an estate plan to have a say in who will care for your children if you're not around to do it. Perhaps you even know that you can use your estate plan to leave specific instructions about your finances and medical care in case you become incapacitated and unable to make those decisions for yourself. Although you may know all of that, it's all too easy to put off actually sitting down and making your plan. We understand. Estate planning is not easy--first, because it forces you to think about your mortality, and second, because of the legal complications and legal fees that often come with it. Plan Your Estate is here to help. This book explains estate planning in plain English, step by step, option by option. Once you know your choices, you can confidently move toward making an estate plan that fits your circumstances and wishes. Plan Your Estate covers these estate planning goals: If all this sounds overwhelming, please keep in mind that many people need only a simple estate plan. You may be able to prepare all your documents yourself. Or you might discover that you have some pretty complicated estate planning needs that will require advice from a lawyer. Most likely, you'll find yourself somewhere in between. No matter what your situation, with Plan Your Estate on your side you can go forward informed and empowered to make a smart and effective estate plan. Estate planning is an invaluable gift to yourself and to your loved one. It will feel great to get it done, and you can start right here with Plan Your Estate. (Note: This book contains no estate planning forms, but it does tell you how to get the forms you need.)

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An excellent source of information on wills and estate planning. The New York Times Particularly helpful are a series of 'profiles' that illustrate how estate plans can benefit various individuals and families. The Wall Street Journal A clear, comprehensive and even charming book. The Los Angeles Times Now in a fully updated 14th edition, attorney Denis Clifford's Plan Your Estate is specifically intended for the non-specialist general reader who thinks that estate planning sounds difficult and should be left to professionals. But it turns out that most people just need a few basic documents and by becoming informed on the basic fundamentals of estate planning so accessibly laid out in the pages of Plan Your Estateprotect loved ones from legal hassles and financial uncertainty after one's own (and inevitable) death. Plan Your Estate covers: wills and living trusts; avoiding probate; bypass (AB) trusts; naming guardians for children; leaving property to children; estate, gift, and inheritance taxes; strategies for business owners; leaving property to charity; health care directives; and financial powers of attorney. Completely updated to reflect the latest state and federal laws, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, with the information comprising Plan Your Estate applicable and valid in all U.S. states except Louisiana. Thoroughly 'user friendly' in tone, commentary, organization, and presentation, as well as comprehensive in scope, Plan Your Estate is a critically important and unreservedly recommended addition to personal and community library Money/Finance instructional reference collections. The Midwest Review

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Denis Clifford, a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was an editor of The Law Review, is a lawyer who specializes in estate planning. He is the author of many Nolo titles, including Quick and Legal Will Book, Make Your Own Living Trust and Plan Your Estate and coauthor of A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples. He has been interviewed by such major media as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Money Magazine.

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