How to avoid probate for everyone Protecting your estate for your loved ones
Book - 2020
"Gleaned from his forty-four years as an estate attorney, Sharp describes the probate process and the many reasons why it should be your last resort in estate settlement methods in How to Avoid Probate for Everyone. Living trusts are important, but there are many alternatives to using a living trust for probate avoidance. These alternatives are explained step-by-step as Sharp delves into the details"--
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New York :
Allworth Press
[2020]
- Language
- English
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- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- viii, 183 pages : forms ; 21 cm
- ISBN
- 9781621537304
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Probate Process
- Chapter 2. Avoiding Probate without Using Trusts
- Chapter 3. Using Trusts as a Probate-Avoiding Tool
- Chapter 4. Six Situations When a Trust Is Absolutely Necessary
- Chapter 5. Using Powers of Attorney to Avoid Court-Ordered Guardians and Conservators
- Chapter 6. Selecting and Dealing with Attorneys
- Chapter 7. Funding the Trust
- Chapter 8. Myths and Misconceptions about Estates and Probate
- Appendix A. Sample Intestacy Laws
- Appendix B. Sample Medical Power of Attorney and Advance Directive
- Appendix C. Sample Durable Springing Power of Attorney
- Appendix D. Sample Information Form to Take to Your Attorney to Start the Trust Process
- Appendix E. Sample Simple Trust
- Appendix F. Sample Pour-Over Will
- Appendix G. Sample Assignment of Assets to Trust
- Glossary of Terms
- Index