Create a will with the least amount of time and trouble with the Quick & Legal Will Book! Get the forms and step-by-step instructions to make a basic will that meets your needs -- without a pricey attorney. Find out how to:
If you want to create a will without the trouble, Quick & Legal Will Book is the simplest and fastest way to reach your goal. Get the forms and step-by-step instructions to make a basic will that meets your needs with this all-in-one guide. Find out how to:
name beneficiaries
choose a guardian
set up a trust for minors
name an executor
finalize your will
change or revoke a will
and more
The book provides all the forms you need, including an all-purpose will, and customized wills for a:
single person with no children
single person with children
married person with children
married person with no children
The 6th edition is updated to reflect changes in the law, including information about the new estate tax law.
Will Form 1. Married With Child(ren), Property to Spouse
Will Form 2. Married With No Children
Will Form 3. Single, Divorced, or Widowed With Child(ren)
Will Form 4. Single, Divorced, or Widowed With No Children
Will Form 5. All-Purpose Will
Beneficiary Worksheet
Additional Specific Gifts
Self-Proving Affidavits
Self-Proving Affidavit: Form 1
Self-Proving Affidavit: Form 2
Self-Proving Affidavit: Texas
Self-Proving Affidavit: Pennsylvania
Self-Proving Affidavit: Michigan
Will Codicil Form
Denis Clifford
Denis Clifford, a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was an editor of The Law Review, is a practicing lawyer who specializes in estate planning. He is the author of many Nolo titles, including Quick and Legal Will Book, Make Your Own Living Trust and Plan Your Estate, and a coauthor of A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples. He has been interviewed by such major media as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Money Magazine.
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1. Making a Basic Will
Is This Will Right for You?
Wills 101
Getting It Done
How to Proceed
2. Your Beneficiaries
Categories of Beneficiaries
Shared Gifts
Survivorship Period
Simultaneous Death
Imposing Limits on Your Gifts
Disinheritance
If You Want to Explain Your Decisions
3. Property Ownership
Basic Rules for Giving Away Property
Taking Stock of Your Property
The Beneficiary Worksheet
Types of Property Ownership
Marital Property
4. Children
Naming a Personal Guardian
Managing Minors’ Property
Other Concerns About Children
5. Your Executor
Choosing Your Executor
No Bond Required
6. Estate Planning
What Is Probate?
Avoiding Probate
Federal Estate Taxes
State Taxes
Second Marriages
Other Property Control Matters
Incapacity
7. Preparing the Draft of Your Will
Determine Which Form to Use
Instructions for a Married Person—Form 1
Instructions for Parents (or People Leaving Property to Children)—Forms 3 and 5
Instructions for People Without Children—Forms 2 and 4
8. Preparing Your Final Will
Getting Your Draft Ready
Type Your Will
Signing and Witnessing Your Will
Self-Proving Affidavits
A Sample Completed Will, Including a Self-Proving Affidavit
Letters of Explanation
9. Storing and Copying Your Will
Storing Your Will
Making Copies of Your Will
10. Changing or Revoking Your Will
When to Make a New Will
Making Simple Changes in Your?Will by Codicil
Revoking Your Will
11. Going Further
Other Will-Writing Options
For General Information on Estate?Planning
Probate-Avoiding Living Trusts
Creating an AB Trust for Estate Tax Savings
Creating Documents for Health Care
Creating a Durable Power of Attorney for Finances
Enjoying Retirement
Using Lawyers
Appendixes
A. How to Use the CD-ROM
Installing the Files Onto Your Computer
Using the Word Processing Files to Create Documents
Files on the CD-ROM
B. Forms
Will Forms
Will Form 1. Married With Child(ren), Property to Spouse
Will Form 2. Married With No Children
Will Form 3. Single, Divorced, or Widowed With Child(ren)
Will Form 4. Single, Divorced, or Widowed With No Children
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