American Bar Association Guide to Wills and Estates, Fourth Edition : An Interactive Guide to Preparing Your Wills, Estates, Trusts, and Taxes

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 & Estateswill 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 topicsThe 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