Estate Planning For Blended Families - Providing For Your Spouse & Children in a Second Marriage
Estate planning can be difficult enough, but for those in their second marriage, it can be even more complex.
"Estate Planning for Blended Families: Providing for Your Spouse & Children in a Second Marriage" by Attorney Richard E.
Barnes guides you through the process of planning your estate to be fair with everyone and minimize family fights.
It is a very good estate planning companion and helps people realize that estate planning is worth the trouble.
NOLO continues to publish books that make the law accessible to everyone.
The plain language text makes this book good for the layman as well as the professional.
A lot of the information in this book is relevant to anyone doing estate planning, and then there are the specifics for blended families.
It is formatted and organized in a logical manner and starts with a description of what estate planning is, and then goes into identifying goals and concerns.
From there, the text discusses balancing your planning for spouses, children and stepchildren.
Obviously some of these issues are specific for blended families.
The fourth chapter encourages you to talk to your spouse about the important things.
So many couples never do this.
After all, it is not pleasant to discuss death and what will happen after.
Chapter five contains some of the important things you need to know about taxes.
Talking to your tax preparer or attorney will provide additional information.
Chapter six focuses on specifics associated with blended families and chapter seven deals with spouses of unequal wealth.
The next couple of chapters continue to address important considerations such as providing for the older spouse's children, providing for the younger spouse, and many family property issues.
Chapter ten provides advice on choosing executors and trustees, while chapter eleven dives into a topic many people avoid; preparing for disability and end-of-life decisions.
While some people do their own wills and trusts, it is often much better to seek out a professional to assist you, especially if you have a more complicated estate and a blended family.
Chapter twelve deals with working with lawyers and provides some good guidance for finding and working with an attorney.
You should chose one who specializes in this area.
Chapter thirteen, the final chapter, discusses the importance of keeping your plan current.
The book also contains a selected glossary, a sample estate planning questionnaire, and some sample estate plans.
Overall, this is a great book for the person in a blended family who knows they need to do some estate planning but doesn't know where to start.
It is also a good reference for the professional who assists people with estate planning.
Barnes put a lot of useful information into this text.
It is a very good book on providing the best for blended families.
"Estate Planning for Blended Families: Providing for Your Spouse & Children in a Second Marriage" by Attorney Richard E.
Barnes guides you through the process of planning your estate to be fair with everyone and minimize family fights.
It is a very good estate planning companion and helps people realize that estate planning is worth the trouble.
NOLO continues to publish books that make the law accessible to everyone.
The plain language text makes this book good for the layman as well as the professional.
A lot of the information in this book is relevant to anyone doing estate planning, and then there are the specifics for blended families.
It is formatted and organized in a logical manner and starts with a description of what estate planning is, and then goes into identifying goals and concerns.
From there, the text discusses balancing your planning for spouses, children and stepchildren.
Obviously some of these issues are specific for blended families.
The fourth chapter encourages you to talk to your spouse about the important things.
So many couples never do this.
After all, it is not pleasant to discuss death and what will happen after.
Chapter five contains some of the important things you need to know about taxes.
Talking to your tax preparer or attorney will provide additional information.
Chapter six focuses on specifics associated with blended families and chapter seven deals with spouses of unequal wealth.
The next couple of chapters continue to address important considerations such as providing for the older spouse's children, providing for the younger spouse, and many family property issues.
Chapter ten provides advice on choosing executors and trustees, while chapter eleven dives into a topic many people avoid; preparing for disability and end-of-life decisions.
While some people do their own wills and trusts, it is often much better to seek out a professional to assist you, especially if you have a more complicated estate and a blended family.
Chapter twelve deals with working with lawyers and provides some good guidance for finding and working with an attorney.
You should chose one who specializes in this area.
Chapter thirteen, the final chapter, discusses the importance of keeping your plan current.
The book also contains a selected glossary, a sample estate planning questionnaire, and some sample estate plans.
Overall, this is a great book for the person in a blended family who knows they need to do some estate planning but doesn't know where to start.
It is also a good reference for the professional who assists people with estate planning.
Barnes put a lot of useful information into this text.
It is a very good book on providing the best for blended families.
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