ACompleteEstatePlanforYourEntireFamilyQuickenWillMaker&Trust2024:Book&OnlineSoftwareKitistheeasiestwaytocreateyourestateplan,whetheryou’rejustgettingstartedorwanttoupdateyourpreviousarrangements.Withthisbook,yougetaccesstopowerfulsoftwarethatguidesyouthroughtheprocessfrombeginningtoend,givingyouthepracticalandlegalinformationyouneedtomakethebestdecisionsforyouandyourfamily.QuickenWillMakeristheoriginalestateplanningsoftwarecreatedandupdatedregularlybyNolo’sexperts.Buyingthisbookgivesyouaccesstothesoftware.Youcanchoosetomakeyourestateplanonlineorusingsoftwaredownloadedtoyourcomputer.Asyou’remakingyourestateplan,you’llusethebookasaguideandlegalmanual.IncludedDocuments:Wills.Theheartofeveryestateplanisawill,alsoknownasalastwillandtestament.Thislegaldocumentputsyouincontrolofwhoinheritsyourpropertyandwhowouldtakecareofyourchildrenifitwereevernecessary.Withoutawill,statelawdeterminestheseissues.Makingawillrarelyinvolvescomplicatedlegalrules.Ifyou’relikemostpeople,youwon’tneedalawyer.Withgooddo-it-yourselfmaterials,it’ssimpleandeasytomakeawillthattakescareofbasicconcerns,suchasleavingahome,investments,asmallbusiness,andpersonalitemstoyourlovedones.LivingTrusts.Arevocablelivingtrust,unlikeawill,offersafast,private,probate-freewaytotransferone’spropertyafterdeath.Althoughalivingtrustisnotacompletesubstituteforawill(itdoesn’tallowyoutonameaguardianforachild,forexample),itcanbeamoreefficientwaytotransferpropertyatdeath,especiallylarge-ticketitemssuchasahouse.TransferonDeathDeeds.Transferondeath(TOD)deedstransferpropertytoyourbeneficiarywhenyoudie,withoutprobate.Beforeyourdeath,youstillowntheproperty,andyoucanrevokethedeed(ormakeanewone)atanytime.TODdeedsprovidesomeofthebestfeaturesofbothwillsandlivingtrusts.Likelivingtrusts,TODdeedskeepthepropertyoutofprobate.Likewills,theyaresimpletomake,revise,andrevoke.Soformanypeople,particularlythosewhoselargestassetistheirhouse,TODdeedscanreplacetheneedforalivingtrust.(You’llstillalmostcertainlyneedawill.)FinancialPowersofAttorneys.Adurablepowerofattorneyensuresthatsomeoneyoutrust(calledyour“agent“or“attorney-in-fact“)willbeonhandtomanagethemanypractical,financialtasksthatwillariseifyoubecomeincapacitated.HealthCareDirectives(LivingWillandMedicalPowerofAttorney).Spareyourlovedonesdifficultdecisionsbylayingoutyourwishesformedicalcareandnamingsomeonetocarryoutyourinstructions.Includesahealthcarepowerofattorneyandalivingwill.LetterstoSurvivors.UsetheLettertoSurvivorstoleaveyourlovedonesdetailedexplanationsaboutyourdecisions.Youcanalsouseyourlettertoleavesomegeneralthoughtsaboutyourlife.FinalArrangements.Planafuneralorotherceremonyandeasetheburdenonyourlovedones.Describeyourpreferencesforburial,cremation,memorials,obituaries,andmore.DownloadthesoftwareormakeyourdocumentsonlineinyoursecureWillMakercustomeraccount.Thenfollowthestep-by-stepinterviewstocreateanestateplanthat’stailoredtoyourwishesandthelawsofyourstate.You’llgetdetailedinstructionsonhowtosignyourdocumentsandmakethemlegal.QuickenWillMaker&Trustisreviewedyear-roundbyNolo’sexpertattorneys.The2024editionhasafreshnewlookandincludesmanyimportantlegalandtechnicalimprovements.Automaticupdateskeepyourprogramcurrentthrough2024.*Doc
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