Your Ad Here book reviews online>>Law <<BACK    Law AARP Crash Course in Estate Planning : The Essential Guide to Wills, Trusts, and Your Personal Legacy| Ric Edelman, Michael T. Palermo Created: 07/02/2005 at 08:15:25am   AARP Crash Course in Estate Planning: The Essential Guide to Wills, Trusts, and Your Personal Legacy Click on Image for larger view Category: Paperback Feature: Here is the absolutely essential and totally comprehensive guide to wills, trusts, estate planning, and crafting a personal legacy. Scrutinized for accuracy by AARP’s legal specialists, this indispensable volume covers every aspect of planning an estate and creating a will. A crash course in one handy volume, the book walks readers through the entire process, from understanding the distinction between probate and nonprobate property to delegating a durable power of attorney, and from resolving possible tax issues ahead of time to safeguarding your assets. In these pages you will find: • comparisons of wills and simple living trusts; • advice on guardianship and advance medical directives; • explanations of the role and powers of a trustee—and what steps to take in the case of suspected misconduct; • a primer on marshaling and protecting retirement assets; • help in planning for children with disabilities; • ideas for making sure your money stays in the family in case a spouse remarries; and much, much more. Here is the absolutely essential and totally comprehensive guide to wills, trusts, estate planning, and crafting a personal legacy. Scrutinized for accuracy by AARP’s legal specialists, this indispensable volume covers every aspect of planning an estate and creating a will. A crash course in one handy volume, the book walks readers through the entire process, from understanding the distinction between probate and nonprobate property to delegating a durable power of attorney, and from resolving possible tax issues ahead of time to safeguarding your assets. In these pages you will find: • comparisons of wills and simple living trusts; • advice on guardianship and advance medical directives; • explanations of the role and powers of a trustee—and what steps to take in the case of suspected misconduct; • a primer on marshaling and protecting retirement assets; • help in planning for children with disabilities; • ideas for making sure your money stays in the family in case a spouse remarries; and much, much more.