How to Settle a Simple Estate Without a Lawyer

How to Settle a Simple Estate Without a Lawyer
Author: Linda C. Ashar
Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Company
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2012-12-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1601386141

On everything you need to know about wills, trusts, probate, taxes, and much more. This book will help you assess whether the estate under your control can be settled without an attorney. Estates that involve guardianship of a child and complex trusts may require the assistance of a lawyer. Before paying expensive attorney fees to settle a rather straightforward estate, allow this book to explain all the basics you need to know to tackle this project on your own, saving you thousands in the process. In this book, you will learn about identifying the different types of trusts -- such as charitable trusts, generation-skipping transfer trusts, living trusts, and totten trusts.

Probate and Settle an Estate in Florida

Probate and Settle an Estate in Florida
Author: Gudrun Maria Nickel
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2006-02-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1572485582

#1 Florida Probate Book SIMPLIFY SETTLING AN ESTATE Settling a loved one's estate - whether a will is present or not - is not difficult, but it is filled with legal technicalities you have to know. Probate and Settle an Estate in Florida clarifies all of these rules and takes you through the process in an easy-to-understand fashion. Let it help you put this trying time behind you . LEARN HOW TO: Navigate Through the Probate Process End Claims Made by Creditors Prioritize Your Responsibilities to the Estate Close an Estate with No Will READY-TO-GO FORMS with Step-by-Step Instructions ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS YOU NEED TO: Protect your family Distribute property Resolve tax-related matters Finalize outstanding issues And much more. "Their legal survival guides are dynamite and very readable." - Small Business Opportunities "Explaining the way the law works." - Daily Herald "Sphinx [legal guides] are staples of legal how-to collections." - Library Journal

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Understanding Living Trusts

Understanding Living Trusts
Author: Vickie Schumacher
Publisher: Schumacher Publishing
Total Pages: 230
Release: 1990
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Written in clear, conversational English, this book can help anyone understand how a living trust avoids the complications, expenses, and delays of probate at times of incapacity and death.

Texas Estate Planning

Texas Estate Planning
Author: Dianne Reis
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2005-02
Genre: Estate planning
ISBN: 9781580120999

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Maine Probate Law

Maine Probate Law
Author: Philip C. Hunt
Publisher: MICHIE
Total Pages: 500
Release: 1994-11
Genre: Probate law and practice
ISBN: 9780880634311

This single-volume desktop resource analyzes the principal statutory provisions affecting probate practice in Maine & examines the leading cases arising under each section of the Probate Code. The book begins with a general discussion of the jurisdiction & venue of the Probate Court as specified in Title 4. Part One discusses child custody & support proceedings, adoptions, & change of name procedures within the Probate Court's jurisdiction. Part Two offers a section-by-section commentary on the Maine Probate Code & includes the full text of each provision. Part Three is a rule-by-rule commentary on the Rules of Probate Procedure pointing out the similarities & differences between probate & civil proceedings.