Simple forms that protect and save money for you and your family.
Admit it. You have been thinking about getting together all the documents you need to protect yourself and your family should something unexpected happen. But the thought of the time it would take and the amount of work involved has just seemed like too much. Not anymore.
The Easy Will and Living Will Kit provides all the documents you need in one place. In just minutes, you can follow the simple steps it takes to prepare your will, living will and powers of attorney. Begin by choosing the will form that is right for you.
Every form is ready-to-use and modifiable for your needs.
Putting your affairs in order has never been easier.
Synopsis
The Easy Will and Living Will Kit provides all the documents you need in one place. In just minutes, you can follow the simple steps it takes to prepare your will, living will and powers of attorney.
Library Journal
The documents named in the title of this book are essential to ensuring the proper management of one's affairs upon incapacity or death. Readers will learn how to create a will that distributes property according to their wishes and how to write a living will that specifies preferences about medical care if they become permanently unconscious. In addition, they will find instruction for making a power of attorney to designate an agent to act on financial matters if they become incapacitated. Chambers, an attorney specializing in estate planning, explains the role of each and offers completed forms as examples. These specifically address individual situations based on marital status and whether or not there are children involved. The author's explanations are written in plain English and presented as answers to clients' questions about the documents based on common circumstances. She covers changing and revoking a will and specifies situations that require legal advice because they are not covered by the forms in the book. A CD-ROM with blank forms comes with the book. Recommended for most public libraries. (CD-ROM not seen.)-Joan Pedzich, Harris Beach PLLC, Rochester, NY Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
About the Author, Joy Chambers
Joy S. Chambers has practiced law for nearly three decades in Metropolitan Washington, D.C. For the past twenty-five years, she has had a successful private practice in historic Old Town Alexandria, VA, specializing in wills, trusts, and estates. Her interest in this field has expanded to include a broad spectrum of social issues facing older Americans. Ms. Chambers, who is trained in psychiatry as well as law, is particularly interested in how the mind ages, and specializes in assisting clients
The documents named in the title of this book are essential to ensuring the proper management of one's affairs upon incapacity or death. Readers will learn how to create a will that distributes property according to their wishes and how to write a living will that specifies preferences about medical care if they become permanently unconscious. In addition, they will find instruction for making a power of attorney to designate an agent to act on financial matters if they become incapacitated. Chambers, an attorney specializing in estate planning, explains the role of each and offers completed forms as examples. These specifically address individual situations based on marital status and whether or not there are children involved. The author's explanations are written in plain English and presented as answers to clients' questions about the documents based on common circumstances. She covers changing and revoking a will and specifies situations that require legal advice because they are not covered by the forms in the book. A CD-ROM with blank forms comes with the book. Recommended for most public libraries. (CD-ROM not seen.)-Joan Pedzich, Harris Beach PLLC, Rochester, NY Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
