Wills & Estate Planning

Estate and Gift Taxes
Estate and Gift Tax FAQ
Tax Breaks for Do-Gooders
Pooled Charitable Trusts: Tax Breaks for Small Fry
Reducing Estate Tax by Making Gifts Under $10,000
The Estate Tax Is Dead (Maybe)
Tax-Saving AB Trusts

Estate Planning: An Introduction
The Right Estate Plan for You
Do Your Family a Favor: Get Organized

Funeral Planning and Other Final Arrangements
Final Arrangements FAQ
Arranging to Donate Your Organs
Arranging to Donate Your Body
The Perils of Prepayment Plans

Healthcare Directives and Powers of Attorney
Durable Powers of Attorney for Finances FAQ
Preventing Challenges to Your Durable Power of Attorney for Finances
Healthcare Directives FAQ
Conservatorship FAQ
Do You Need a Durable Power of Attorney for Finances?

Life Insurance
Do You Need Life Insurance?
Life Insurance Options
Buying Life Insurance
Using Life Insurance to Provide for Your Kids
Reducing Estate Taxes by Transferring Ownership of Your Life Insurance Policy

Living Trusts
Living Trust FAQ
How Living Trusts Avoid Probate
Why You May Not Need a Living Trust
Do You Need a Lawyer to Make Your Living Trust?

Probate and Executors
Probate FAQ
Why Avoid Probate?
Ways to Avoid Probate
Using Roth IRAs to Avoid Probate
Executors FAQ
How to Obtain a Death Certificate

Wills
Wills FAQ
Making a No-Frills Will
Do You Need a Lawyer to Make Your Will?
Making Your Will Legal
What You Can't Do in Your Will
Choosing a Guardian for Your Children
Leaving Property to Young Children
Disinheriting Family Members
Special Property Rules for Married People
Is It Time to Change Your Will?