Preserving your wealth
Subtitle: a guide to Colorado probate & estate planning
By: by L. William Schmidt, Jr.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Bradford Pub. Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Denver, Colo
Language: eng
Subjects: Probate law and practice -- Colorado.; Inheritance and transfer tax -- Law and legislation -- Colorado.; Estate planning -- Colorado.
Table of contents: title: What is probate?; title: What will probate cost?; title: When is my estate valued and why?; title: How will my debts be paid?; title: Time schedule for estate administration; title: The federal estate tax federal transfer tax; title: What is the marital deduction?; title: The colorado estate tax summary; title: Lifetime gifts as an estate planning strategy; title: Should i make gifts to charity?; title: Should i make a will?; title: What should my will contain?; title: Pitfalls of a homemade will; title: Choosing the right personal representative; title: Jointly owned property origin; title: What is community property?; title: The revocable trust; title: The irrevocable trust; title: Life insurance; title: My farm or business; title: The durable power of attorney; title: The medical power of attorney; title: Should i have a prenuptial agreement?; title: Asset protection; title: The offshore asset protection trust; title: Long-term care and medicaid planning; title: How will my retirement benefits be taxed?; title: Epilogue: a personal view time; title: Glossary adjusted gross estate: used only for federal estate tax purposes.