Quick & legal will book

Quick & Legal 
Will 
Book......Page 2
Quick & Legal Will Book......Page 5
COPYRIGHT......Page 6
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 7
CONTENTS......Page 9
CHAPTER 1 How This Book Works......Page 13
A. Who Can Use a Basic Will?......Page 14
B. About Probate and Taxes......Page 15
C. Can You Safely Use This Book?......Page 16
D. Real Life......Page 18
F. Legal Overview......Page 19
G. How to Proceed......Page 21
CHAPTER 2 Your Beneficiaries......Page 23
A. Categories of Beneficiaries......Page 24
B. Shared Gifts......Page 25
C. Survivorship Period......Page 27
E. Imposing Limits on Your Gifts......Page 28
F. Disinheritance......Page 29
G. If You Want to Explain Your Decisions......Page 30
CHAPTER 3 Property Ownership......Page 31
A. Basic Rules for Giving Away Property......Page 32
B. Taking Stock of Your Property what property you own.......Page 35
C. The Beneficiary Worksheet......Page 36
D. Types of Property Ownership......Page 37
E. Marital Property......Page 39
CHAPTER 4 Children......Page 45
A. Naming a Personal Guardian......Page 46
B. Managing Minors¡¯ Property......Page 47
C. Other Concerns About Children......Page 53
CHAPTER 5 Your Executor......Page 55
A. Choosing Your Executor......Page 56
B. No Bond Required......Page 57
CHAPTER 6 Estate Planning......Page 59
B. Avoiding Probate......Page 60
C. Reducing Federal Estate Taxes......Page 62
F. Incapacity......Page 64
CHAPTER 7 Preparing the Draft of Your Will......Page 67
B. How to Proceed If You Have Children (or Plan to Leave Property 
to Young People)......Page 68
C. How to Proceed If You¡¯re Not a Parent and Aren’t Leaving Property
of Significant Value to Young People......Page 69
D. Instructions for a Married Person Using Form 1......Page 70
E. Instructions for Parents ( or People Leaving Property to Children) Using
Forms 3 or 5......Page 76
F. Instructions for People Who Don¡¯t Have Children......Page 85
CHAPTER 8 Preparing Your Final Will......Page 91
A. Getting Your Draft Ready for Typing......Page 92
B. Word Process or Type Your Will......Page 93
C. Signing and Witnessing Your Will......Page 94
D. Self- Proving Affidavits......Page 95
E. Sample Completed Will, Including Self-Proving Affidavit......Page 96
F. Letters of Explanation......Page 103
CHAPTER 9 Storing and Copying Your Will......Page 105
B. Making Copies of Your Will......Page 106
CHAPTER 10 Changing or Revoking Your Will......Page 109
A. When to Make a New Will......Page 110
B. Making Simple Changes in Your Will by Codicil......Page 112
C. Revoking Your Will......Page 113
CHAPTER 11 Going Further......Page 115
A. Other Will Writing Options......Page 116
F. Creating a Durable Power of Attorney for Finances......Page 117
G. Using Lawyers......Page 118
A. WILL FORMS......Page 121
B. BENEFICIARY WORKSHEET......Page 149
C. ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC GIFTS......Page 150
D. SELF-PROVING AFFIDAVITS......Page 151
E. WILL CODICIL FORM......Page 159
Index......Page 161
ABOUT AUTHOR......Page 179