What your lawyer may not tell you about your family's will
Subtitle: a guide to preventing the common pitfalls that can lead to family fights
By: Kaja Whitehouse.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Warner Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780446695459
Subjects: Wills -- United States -- Popular works.; Inheritance and succession -- United States -- Popular works.
Genres: Popular works.
Description: "Written for the lay person who wants to know the basics regarding one's will, as well one's legal rights when it comes to the wills of family members."--Provided by the publisher.
Table of contents: title: When you don't plan, you let the state decide : the importance of planning; title: Introducing, the will; title: Planning for minor children; title: Unequal bequests may be justified, but jilted heirs will fight back : the importance of careful distributions; title: What is an estate anyway? : know what you own; title: If you must cut someone out, at least cover your tracks; title: Your personal affects need a home, too : why theft is often the solution; title: Do I need a will, a living trust or both?; title: The truth about probate : is it really so bad?; title: Controlling your heirs from the grave : the on-going trust; title: Legally speaking, fido is property, too; title: Preparing for incapacity; title: Unmarried couples : not planning is not an option; title: Taxes : assuming you won't be taxed is the first mistake; title: Get your records in order or some assets could be lost forever; title: Controlling the funeral arrangements; title: A plan is only as good as the person in charge : if not you, then who?; title: Seeking advice in all the wrong places : how the wrong signature can void your will and your wishes.