How to Make an Illinois Will: With Forms (Self-Help Law Kit With Forms) - Softcover

Summers, Diana Brodman; Warda, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570714150 ISBN 13: 9781570714153

Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc, 1998

Synopsis

Do you know who will get your property if you die without a will? How to Make an Illinois Will explains Illinois law regarding wills and joint property and includes ready-to-use forms. It will show you how to quickly, easily and inexpensively set up the distribution of your estate. Did you know? You can prepare your own will You can decide who will care for your minor children Joint ownership might overrule your will Your spouse can overrule your will Getting married can invalidate your will Some property may be exempt from your will You can avoid probate with a simple bank account Your will does not have to be recorded--it can be kept secret until your death You can forbid the use of artificial life-support systems if you become terminally ill

About this title

About the Author:

Diana Brodman Summers has an undergraduate degree from Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois, and a J.D. from DePaul College of Law, Chicago, Illinois. Diana is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. She is an arbitrator for Cook and DuPage counties. Mark Warda received his B.A. from the University of Illinois in Chicago and his J.D. from the University of Illinois in Champaign. He practiced law in Clearwater, Florida, then gave up a busy practice to publish self-help law books. He has written or co-authored over forty books, including How to Negotiate Real Estate Contracts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1570714150
• ISBN 13: 9781570714153
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 115