"This is a completely revised and updated edition of a work originally published by Times Books, New York in 1995."--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Why you should plan your estate -- Getting started -- Lots of little "wills" -- Life insurance -- Joint tenancy -- Wills 101 -- What goes in the will -- After the will is written -- How trusts work -- Do you need a trust? -- Living trusts 101 -- Setting up a living trust -- Providing for the kids -- Married... with or without children -- Splitting up -- Beyond convention -- Estate planning for business owners -- Providing income for your final years -- Controlling costs in your final years -- Death and taxes -- Tax planning 101 -- Tax planning 102 -- Delegating decisions -- Planning for end-of-life decisions -- Easing the burden on your family -- Choosing the executor -- Trustees -- Probate -- Where do you go from here? -- Estate-planning checklist -- Sample basic will (annotated) -- Health care advance directive.