This comprehensive estate planning guide covers everything from basic estate planning to sophisticated tax saving strategies for people with estates worth up to $1.2 million. Information is provided on probate avoidance, federal estate and gift taxes, trusts, durable powers of attorney, and more.
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
The
Quick and Legal Will Book, Make Your Own Living Trust and
Nolo's Simple Will Book, and co-author of
A Legal Guide for
Lesbian and Gay Couples. He has been interviewed by such major
media as
The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and
Money Magazine.
Cora Miner Jordan earned her law degree at the University of
Mississippi. She is also the author of Neighbor Law: Fences, Trees,
Boundaries and Noise.