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Estate Planning Without the Law Degree
Wills, trusts, and what happens to your stuff
Most estate planning advice is written by lawyers, for lawyers, and priced accordingly. This guide walks you through what a will actually does, when a trust is worth the paperwork, how beneficiary designations quietly override everything else, and what your family will face if you leave it all to chance. Every chapter takes one intimidating document and rewrites it in language a human wrote.
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Inside the guide
Table of contents
- 01Why This Book Exists
- Part One: The Foundation
- 02Chapter One: Why Most Families Are Unprepared — and What That Costs
- 03Chapter Two: The Four Documents Every Adult Needs
- 04Chapter Three: Wills — What They Do, What They Cannot Do
- 05Chapter Four: Living Trusts — The Cornerstone of a Real Estate Plan
- Part Two: Building Your Trust
- 06Chapter Five: Revocable vs. Irrevocable — Choosing the Right Structure
- 07Chapter Six: Funding Your Trust — The Step Everyone Skips
- 08Chapter Seven: Choosing Your Trustee and Successor Trustee
- 09Chapter Eight: Beneficiaries — Naming Them Right
- Part Three: The Complete Picture
- 10Chapter Nine: Powers of Attorney — Financial and Healthcare
- 11Chapter Ten: Tax Strategy for Your Estate
- 12Chapter Eleven: Digital Assets, Cryptocurrency, and Online Accounts
- 13Chapter Twelve: Special Situations — Blended Families, Business Owners, and Minor Children
- 14A Final Word: The One Thing Left to Do
- 15Form 1: Estate Planning Inventory Worksheet
- 16Form 2: Revocable Living Trust Agreement (Educational Template)
- 17Form 3: Pour-Over Will (Educational Template)
- 18Form 4: Durable Financial Power of Attorney (Educational Template)
- 19Form 5: Healthcare Power of Attorney / Proxy (Educational Template)
- 20Form 6: Advance Healthcare Directive / Living Will (Educational Template)
- 21Form 7: Living Trust Amendment (Educational Template)
- 22Form 8: Letter of Final Instructions
Sample translation
Estate Planning Without the Law Degreebefore / after
As written
The Testator hereby devises, bequeaths and gives all the rest, residue and remainder of the Testator's estate, of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate, unto the Trustee, to hold in trust per stirpes.
In plain English
Whatever is left over after specific gifts goes into a trust for your kids. If one of them dies first, their share goes to their children.
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