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" The handbook to wills, funerals, and probate : "
Theodore Hughes and David Klein.
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950292
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b704662
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Hughes, Theodore E.
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The handbook to wills, funerals, and probate : : how to protect yourself and your survivors /\ Theodore Hughes and David Klein.
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3rd ed.
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New York :: Facts On File,, 2007.
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x, 354 pages :: forms ;; 24 cm
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0816066698
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: 0816066701
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: 9780816066698
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: 9780816066704
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Includes index.
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Revised edition of: The family guide to wills, funerals, and probate / Theodore Hughes and David Klein. 2nd ed. 2001.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Your will and its functions -- Probate administration and how to avoid it -- Joint ownership and its pros and cons -- Trusts and their versatility -- Insuring your life -- Gift and estate taxes -- Special situations -- Preparing for incapacity -- Funerals, organ donations and some alternatives -- Your letter of instruction -- When death seems imminent -- Body disposal and funeral rites -- Negotiating with funeral directors -- The will : guardianships and other first steps -- Sorting out the assets -- Settling and closing the estate.
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Provides practical advice on writing a will, planning an estate in order to avoid probate and death taxes, and coping with the legal arrangements after a death in the family.
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Probate law and practice-- United States, Popular works.
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Undertakers and undertaking-- United States.
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Wills-- United States, Popular works.
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Probate law and practice.
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Probate law.
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Undertakers and undertaking.
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Undertakers and undertaking.
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Wills.
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Wills.
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United States.
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346.7305/2
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KF755.H84 2007
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Hughes, Theodore E.
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Klein, David,1919-2001.
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