Estate Planning For Dummies

Estate Planning For Dummies
Author: N. Brian Caverly
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2011-03-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118053958

Planning for your family's future made easy! If you’re like most people, you want to be sure that, once you’ve passed on, no more of your property and money will be lost to the government than is absolutely necessary. You want to know that you’ll be leaving your heirs your assets and not your debts. You want to be absolutely certain that your will is ship-shape, your insurance policies are structured properly, and that every conceivable hole in your estate plan has been filled. And most of all, you’d like to do all of this without driving yourself crazy trying to make sense of the complicated jargon, jumble of paperwork, and welter of state and federal laws involved in the estate planning process. Written by two estate planning pros, this simple, easy-to-use guide takes the pain out of planning for your ultimate financial future. In plain English, the authors walk you step-by-step through everything you need to know to: Put your estate into order Minimize estate taxes Write a proper will Deal with probate Set up trusts Make sure your insurance policies are structured properly Plan for special situations, like becoming incompetent and pet care Craft a solid estate plan and keep it up-to-date Don’t leave the final disposition of your estate up to chance and the whims of bureaucrats. Estate Planning For Dummies gives you the complete lowdown on: Figuring out what you're really worth Mastering the basics of wills and probate Using will substitutes and dodging probate taxes Setting up protective trusts, charitable trusts, living trusts and more Making sense of state and federal inheritance taxes Avoiding the generation skipping transfer tax Minimizing all your estate-related taxes Estate planning for family businesses Creating a comprehensive estate plan Straightforward, reader-friendly, easy-to-use, Estate Planning For Dummies is the ultimate guide to planning your family’s future.

New Jersey Estate Planning Will Drafting and Estate Administration Forms

New Jersey Estate Planning Will Drafting and Estate Administration Forms
Author: Alvin C. Martin
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law and Business
Total Pages: 1120
Release: 1988-10
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780871890726

This manual provides you with a clear, current, & comprehensive reference to the full range of estate planning issues. Compiled by two experts in New Jersey estate planning law, this looseleaf-format, two-volume set contains comprehensive chapters on every major area of estate planning & administration. Part 1 covers Estate Planning & Will Drafting. Part 2 covers Estate Administration. To save valuable time, use the forms, alternate wordings, checklists for attorney & client, sample letters, & tax schedules everything you need to plan & administer your client's estate precisely & thoroughly. Now available on disk to cut your document production time down to minutes!