The Complete Will Kit - Hardcover

Appel III, Jens C.; Gentry, F. Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471512966 ISBN 13: 9780471512967

Publisher: Wiley, 1990

An easy-to-follow guide to creating a will that may be used at any stage of estate planning. Presents all the information you'll ever need to write your will—quickly and accurately. Enhanced by a variety of illustrations, it includes a lifetime set of detachable will forms and related documents, along with completed samples in a special section. Step-by-step instructions are provided for organizing your estate assets, and key information regarding each state's laws are summarized in a handy guide. In addition, full descriptions are included of Executors' duties and responsibilities.

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From the Back Cover:

If you have yet to draw up a will, or need to revise an existing one, you'll find The Complete Will Kit an indispensable reference. Taking you step-by-step through the process of writing a will and maintaining a current estate plan, this comprehensive guide gives you all the information you need to complete your own will quickly, easily, and accurately. With new sections on living wills, powers of attorney, and a comprehensive guide to legal resources in all 50 states, as well as easy-to-use detachable forms and updated state requirements, The Complete Will Kit includes details on:

Preparing your estate plan—basic provisions, trusts and life estates, joint ownership and right of survivorship
Revision for special circumstances—an interstate move, a marriage or divorce, the addition of beneficiaries, the birth or adoption of children
Bequests and specific instructions—identifying beneficiaries, using contingent, residual, and charitable bequests
How to safeguard your property—tangible and intangible personal property, real property, life insurance
Executorship—appointing an executor, naming an administrator, special duties

About the Author:

F. BRUCE GENTRY is President of Spectrum Holding Company and coauthor, with Jens Appel III, of USA Will Kit. Mr. Gentry lives in Salem, Virginia.

JENS C. APPEL III, formerly Treasurer of Spectrum Business Systems, Inc., is a freelance consultant. He resides in Roanoke, Virginia.

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