The Living Trust: The Failproof Way to Pass Along Your Estate to Your Heirs

This revised version of the popular guide to avoiding probate offers up-to-date information that reflects 1996 federal tax codes and the latest developments in the legal system, as well as new facts about individual retirement accounts and catastrophic illness. n nIf you are concerned about estate planning you may be surprised that, even with a will, the probate system can eat up as much as 10 percent of an inheritance and delay the process two years. In The Living Trust, noted living trust authority Henry Abts presents a simple, inexpensive legal alternative that eliminates the costs and delays of probate and ensures that your loved ones will receive their inheritance promptly and exactly as you intended. This new edition has been completely updated to reflect the federal tax codes and up-to-the-minute developments in the legal system.n