Synopses & Reviews
Make your own legal will, quickly and easily!
If you want to create a will without the trouble, the Quick and Legal Will Book is the simplest and fastest way to reach your goal. Get the forms and step-by-step instructions to make a basic will that meets your needs with this all-in-one guide. Find out how to:
- name beneficiaries
- choose a guardian for children
- set up a trust for minors
- name an executor
- finalize your will
- change or revoke a will
- and more
The book provides all the forms you need, including an all-purpose will and customized wills for a:
- single person with no children
- single person with children
- married person with children
- married person with no children
The 7th edition is revised to reflect changes in the law, including updated information about estate and gift taxes and how recent changes in the law affect estate planning for same-sex spouses.
All forms are now downladable at nolo.com.
Review
""An excellent book for lay people.""
BusinessWeek""The most streamlined, yet thorough information available on how to write a valid will quickly and safely without a lawyer."" Long Beach Press-Telegram
About the Author
Denis Clifford, a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was an editor of The Law Review, is a lawyer who specializes in estate planning. He is the author of many Nolo titles, including Quick and Legal Will Book, Make Your Own Living Trust and Plan Your Estate and coauthor of A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples. He has been interviewed by such major media as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Money Magazine.
Table of Contents
1. Making a Basic Will
2. Your Beneficiaries
3. Property Ownership
4. Children
5. Your Executor
6. Estate Planning
7. Preparing the Draft of Your Will
8. Preparing Your Final Will
9. Storing and Copying Your Will
10. Changing or Revoking Your Will
11. Going Further
Appendixes
A. How to Use the forms
B. Forms
Will Forms
Index