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The Complete Will Kit, 3rd Edition

by: F. Bruce Gentry; Jens C. Appel, III

The Complete Will Kit, 3rd Edition

by: F. Bruce Gentry; Jens C. Appel, III

ISBN 13:
9780471401407
ISBN 10:
0471401404
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 03/01/2001
Publisher: Wiley

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Summary

A timely update of a bestselling guide to wills and estate planning This is a revision of the successful Complete Will Kit, Second Edition. The authors have expanded the information regarding the importance of a will and estate planning due to recently increased values of stocks and bonds and the effects of inheritance. Numerous revisions reflect current federal and state requirements and tax codes. One completely revised chapter reflects a more contemporaneous estate tax situation.

Introduction

(1)

About the Book

(1)

Sample Will

(2)

Last Will and Testament

(1)

Executor

(1)

Bequests

(1)

Witnessed

(1)

Witnessing Your Will

(3)

Proper Witness Procedure

(1)

Witnesses

(1)

Self-Proving a Will

(2)

Preparing Your Estate Plan

(14)

The Role of Your Will

(1)

Estate Concerns

(1)

Your Personal Situation

(1)

Special Situations

(4)

Marriage

(1)

Marriage and Property

(1)

Divorce/Remarriage/Other Relationships

(1)

Children and Dependents

(1)

Children: Unequal Shares

(2)

Disinheritance

(1)

Common Estate Planning Methods

(2)

Payable on Death Accounts

(1)

Joint Ownership/Right of Survivorship

(1)

Trusts

(4)

Trusts and Life Estates

(1)

Purposes of Trusts

(1)

The Trust Entity

(1)

The Timing of Trust Distribution

(1)

The Trustee

(1)

The Funding of Trusts

(2)

Trust Checklist

(2)

Writing Your Will

(12)

Forms and Formalities

(1)

The Opening Clause (Statement of Intent)

(1)

Your Executor

(1)

The Role of the Executor

(2)

Naming Co-Executors

(1)

Compensating Your Executor

(1)

Information Your Executor Will Need

(1)

Executor Powers and Duties

(1)

Executor Bond

(1)

Naming an Out-of-State Executor

(1)

Outside Appraisal of the Estate

(1)

Bequests

(1)

Witnessing Your Will

(2)

Your Witnesses

(1)

Self-Proving Your Will

(1)

Reviewing Your Will

(1)

Will Revision Checklist

(1)

Codicils

(3)

Rewriting Your Will

(1)

Keeping Your Will Safe

(1)

Your Property

(10)

Tangible Personal Property

(1)

Intangible Personal Property

(3)

Monetary Gifts

(2)

Intellectual Property

(1)

Real Property

(4)

Identifying Real Estate

(1)

Deed Options

(1)

Joint Titling/Tenancy by the Entirety

(1)

Life Estate

(1)

Factors to Consider

(1)

Income-Producing Property

(1)

Life Insurance

(2)

Bequests and Special Instructions

(12)

Language in Your Will

(1)

Evaluating Your Estate

(1)

Identifying Beneficiaries and Bequests

(1)

Bequests

(5)

Adeemed and Abated Bequests

(1)

Contingent Bequests

(3)

Residual Bequests

(1)

Charitable Bequests

(1)

Special Instructions

(3)

No Contest

(1)

Executor's Guide

(16)

Appointing an Executor

(1)

The Appointment of an Administrator

(1)

Conserving and Collecting Assets

(1)

Estate Inventory

(1)

Estate Bank Accounts

(1)

Types of Administration and Accounting

(1)

Debts and Creditors

(1)

Real Property

(1)

Business Interests

(1)

Distribution/Accounting

(1)

Taxes

(1)

Executor Resources

(1)

Reviewing the Executor's Checklist

(2)

Executor's Checklist

(7)

Taxes

(10)

Introduction

(1)

Your Estate

(1)

Federal Taxes

(4)

Income Tax

(1)

U.S. Military

(1)

Estate Tax

(1)

Life Insurance

(1)

Alternate Valuation

(1)

Special-Use Valuation

(1)

Gift Tax

(2)

Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax

(1)

State Taxes

(2)

Income Tax

(1)

Estate Tax

(1)

Inheritance Tax

(1)

Gift Tax

(1)

Insufficient Assets

(2)

The Living Will / Durable Power of Attorney

(10)

Introduction

(1)

Obtaining Current Information

(1)

Reasons for a Living Will

(1)

The Growing Need for Advance Medical Directives

(2)

Legal Cases

(1)

The Patient Self-Determination Act

(1)

Preparing an Advance Medical Directive

(1)

State Requirements

(1)

Planning Steps

(1)

Durable Power of Attorney

(2)

Resources

(2)

State Resources and Requirements

(58)

Introduction

(1)

Summary of State Requirements

(57)

Witnesses

(1)

Self-Proving Certificate

(1)

Community Property

(1)

Life Estate

(1)

Payable on Death Accounts

(1)

Allowances

(1)

Effect of Marriage / Divorce on Your Will

(1)

Surviving Spouse Share (Election)

(1)

State Taxes

(55)

Glossary

151

(4)

Index

155

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The Complete Will Kit, 3rd Edition

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9780471401407

0471401404

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