What Your Lawyer May Not Tell You About Your Family's Will - A Guide to Preventing the Common Pitfalls That Can Lead to Family Fights

A complete guide to the ins and outs of everything you might want to know about estate planning. Estate planning is about caring for loved ones and making sure that hard-earned assets are distributed according to your wishes. A good will can do just that. Now, in What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Planning Your Family's Will, a legal journalist shares the most up-to-date laws, benefits, and tips on preparing a will, and helps readers avoid future lawsuits and ugly family disputes by answering important questions like: When is it the right time to make a will? Whats the difference between a will and a trust? How is an estate settled, or a claim against one made? What are the restrictions for changing a will? Who may be excluded from a will? Included? And more.