The complete guide to planning your estate; a step-by-step plan to protect your assets, limit your taxes, and ensure your wishes are fulfilled.
9781601380494 The complete guide to planning your estate; a step-by-step plan to protect your assets, limit your taxes, and ensure your wishes are fulfilled. Baker, Sandy. Atlantic Publishing 2007 288 pages $24.95 Paperback ...

Estate planning made easy, 3d ed.
9781419595967 Estate planning made easy, 3d ed. Phillips, David T. and Bill S. Wolfkiel. Kaplan Publishing 2007 239 pages $21.95 Paperback KF750 In this guide for general readers, consultants Phillips and...

The busy family's guide to estate planning; 10 steps to peace of mind. (CD-ROM included).
9781413306347 The busy family's guide to estate planning; 10 steps to peace of mind. (CD-ROM included) Hanks, Liza Weiman. Nolo 2007 228 pages $24.99 Paperback KF750 In this accessible book/CD-ROM package,...

Can lawyers patent their legal techniques? A patent issued on an estate-planning technique has that bar buzzing.
Ever been told by an admiring client or colleague that you should patent one of your legal techniques? Perhaps you can. Though the idea isn't any news to patent attorneys, a patent issued on an estate-planning technique known as a Stock option grantor retained Trust, or SOGRAT,...

POD and TOD accounts and your estate-planning arsenal: payable/transfer-on-death accounts are handy probate-avoidance tools that can even be used to transfer real estate. Or can they?
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] POD, TOD--what are these arcane terms bandied about by bankers, brokers, and estate planners? As noted elsewhere in this issue (see "Estate Planning for the rest of Us," page 520 ff), POD stands for "payable on death" and TOD stands for "transfer on...

Year-end planning for trust-and-estate clients: it's not too late to implement some tax-saving strategies on behalf of your estate-planning clients.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The end of the calendar year provides an opportunity for trust-and-estate practitioners to offer a periodic review of planning advice for our clients. The following is a list of year-end planning ideas from a trust-and-estate perspective. Gift-tax planning The end of...

Estate planning for the rest of us: most people don't own enough to owe estate tax when they die. But they still need the kind of estate-planning advice you get from a competent lawyer.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Last Will and Testament of Mr. John A. Smith Section I Declaration Articles and presentations on estate planning usually focus on clients with substantial resources, as Bloomington attorney Paul Meints observes. "Wonderfully creative and complex arrangements are possible for [these] people....Trust...

Medicaid planning in Illinois. are you ready for the DRA? The federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requires estate planners to devise new ways to protect the assets of clients who face long nursing-home stays. Illinois hasn't implemented the law, but it will. This article looks at what will and won't change when that happens.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Medicaid law is unsettled. On February 8, 2006, President Bush signed the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), which drastically restricts the options available to seniors and persons with disabilities for Medicaid asset-protection planning--i.e., strategies that will keep their assets from being exhausted by a...

BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People Jamie Stacklie has been hired by Pacific Continental Bank in Eugene as vice president and controller. Stacklie will work at the company's headquarters in downtown Eugene. The following have been promoted by the bank: Lisa Rose to senior vice...

Estate planning simplified. (CD-ROM included).
9781892949103 Estate planning simplified. (CD-ROM included) Sitarz, Daniel. Nova Publishing 2006 303 pages $34.95 Paperback Law made simple KF750 An attorney who has written other books on consumer legal...