The American Bar Association Guide to Wills & Estates,
Fourth Edition, is the user-friendly guide that contains everything you need to know about planning an estate and preparing a will. It is organized in easy-to-follow chapters with sidebars containing tips, checklists, and key information, encouraging you to begin the process quickly and easily.
The ABA Guide to Wills & Estates will help you:
- Determine what to put in an estate plan
- Decide whether to prepare a will, trust, or living trust
- Avoid or reduce estate taxes
- Transfer property without a will with substitutes such as life insurance and joint tenancy
- Understand the benefits of living gifts and life insurance, among many other topics
The Fourth edition features new and updated topics, such as:
- Life-threatening and chronic illnesses
- Incorporating your religious beliefs into your estate plan
- Assisted reproduction and its resulting estate planning implications
- Civil unions and same-sex marriages
- Elder abuse and care
- Information about Roth IRAs in estate plans
- The impact of digital assets on estate planning