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Estate Planning: Wills & Trusts

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Estate Planning

• Clifford, Denis and Cora Jordan. Plan Your Estate. Nolo, 2004.
• Clifford, Denis. Estate Planning Basics. Nolo, 2005.
• Randolph, Mary. 8 Ways To Avoid Probate. Nolo, 2004.

Wills

• The American Bar Association Guide To Wills And Estates: Everything You Need To Know About Wills, Trusts, Estates, and Taxes. Random House Reference, 2004.
• Clifford, Denis. Nolo's Simple Will Book. 6th edition. Nolo Press, 2005.
• Cullen, Melanie. Get It Together: Organize Your Records So Your Family Won't Have To. Nolo Press, 2005.
• Warda, Mark. Write Your Own Simple Will, with CD-ROM. Sphinx Pub., 2006.

Trusts

• Clifford, Denis. Make Your Own Living Trust. 6th edition. Nolo, 2005.
• Platt, Harvey J. Your Living Trust & Estate Plan : How To Maximize Your Family's Assets And Protect Your Loved Ones. Allworth Press, 2002.
• Shenkman, Martin M. The Complete Book Of Trusts. Wiley, 2002

Electronic Books available through LINKcat

• Cullen, Melanie. Get It Together: Organize Your Records So Your Family Won't Have To. Nolo Press, 2005.
• Kilbourn, E. Michael. Disinherit The IRS Stop Uncle Sam From Claiming Half Of Your Estate ... Or More. Career Press, 2003.
• Shenkman, Martin M. Inherit More. J. Wiley & Sons, 2003.

Web Sites

Wisconsin State Law Library, estate planning section (includes probate, trusts, wills)

Crash Course in Wills & Trusts
Presents a guide to laws regarding wills and trusts. Includes information on property disposition, the probate process, living trusts, tax issues, and estate planning. Offers information on specialized trusts and estate planning tools.