- Subjects
- Published
-
Berkeley, CA :
Nolo
[2005-]
- Language
- English
- Item Description
- Volumes for 2014- include downloadable forms. Previous editions contained CD-ROMs.
- Physical Description
- volumes ; 28 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781413332025
- Your Get It Together Companion
- Completing Your Personal Planner
- Who Needs a Planner?
- How It Works
- Seven Steps to Preparing Your Planner
- Part I. The Planner
- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- 1. Instructions
- 2. Letter to Loved Ones
- 3. Biographical information
- 4. Children
- 5. Others Who Depend on Me
- 6. Pets and Livestock
- 7. Employment
- 8. Business Interests
- 9. Memberships and Communities
- 10. Service Providers
- 11. Health Care Directives
- 12. Durable Power of Attorney for Finances
- 13. Organ or Body Donation
- 14. Burial or Cremation
- 15. Funeral and Memorial Services
- 16. Obituary
- 17. Will and Trust
- 18. Insurance
- 19. Bank and Brokerage Accounts
- 20. Retirement Plans and Pensions
- 21. Government Benefits
- 22. Payments and Debts
- 23. Secured Places and Passwords
- 24. Taxes
- 25. Real Estate
- 26. Vehicles
- 27. Other Income and Personal Property
- 28. Other Information
- Part II. The Guide
- 1. Instructions
- Completing Your Planner
- 2. Letter to Loved Ones
- Completing Your Letter
- Alternatives to the Letter Template
- Where to Get Help
- 3. Biographical Information
- Completing Your Planner
- Locating Vital Records
- Locating Military, Citizenship, and Social Security Records
- 4. Children
- Completing Your Planner
- Arranging Care for Children
- Where to Get Help
- 5. Others Who Depend on Me
- Completing Your Planner
- Whose Care to Include
- 6. Pets and Livestock
- Completing Your Planner
- Arranging Care for Pets
- Where to Get Help
- 7. Employment
- Completing Your Planner
- Why Include Employment Information
- 8. Business Interests
- Completing Your Planner
- Estate Planning for Small Business Owners
- Where to Get Help
- 9. Memberships and Communities
- Completing Your Planner
- Types of Memberships and Communities
- Managing Memberships
- Where to Get Help
- 10. Service Providers
- Completing Your Planner
- Which Service Providers to Include
- 11. Health Care Directives
- Completing Your Planner
- How Health Care Directives Work
- Where to Get Help
- 12. Durable Power of Attorney for Finances
- Completing Your Planner
- How Durable Powers of Attorney for Finances Work
- Where to Get Help
- 13. Organ or Body Donation
- Completing Your Planner
- Do You Want to Be a Donor?
- Where to Get Help
- 14. Burial or Cremation
- Completing Your Planner
- Burial or Cremation?
- Related Decisions
- Where to Get Help
- 15. Funeral and Memorial Services
- Completing Your Planner
- Types of Memorial Services
- Where to Get Help
- 16. Obituary
- Completing Your Planner
- Writing and Publishing an Obituary
- Where to Get Help
- 17. Will and Trust
- Completing Your Planner
- Do You Need a Will or a Trust?
- Other Estate Planning Tools
- Whereto Get Help
- 18. Insurance
- Completing Your Planner
- What Kind of Insurance Do You Need?
- Where to Get Help
- 19. Bank and Brokerage Accounts
- Completing Your Planner
- Making Your Accounts Accessible
- Avoiding Probate for Bank and Brokerage Accounts
- Where to Get Help
- 20. Retirement Plans and Pensions
- Completing Your Planner
- About Retirement Plans
- Where to Get Help
- 21. Government Benefits
- Completing Your Planner
- About Social Security
- Where to Get Help
- 22. Payments and Debts
- Completing Your Planner
- Evaluating and Reducing Debt
- Where to Get Help
- 23. Secured Places and Passwords
- Completing Your Planner
- Using a Password Manager
- Who Has Access to Your Safe Deposit Box?
- 24. Taxes
- Completing Your Planner
- Tax Basics
- Estate and Inheritance Taxes
- Whereto Get Help
- 25. Real Estate
- Completing Your Planner
- Ways to Own Property
- Special Rules for Married Couples
- Where to Get Help
- 26. Vehicles
- Completing Your Planner
- Leaving Your Vehicles to Others
- Where to Get Help
- 27. Other Income and Personal Property
- Completing Your Planner
- What to include
- 28. Other Information
- Appendixes
- A. Using the eForms
- Downloading the Files
- Reviewing the Files
- Using the Files
- B. Lawyers and Other Experts
- What Kind of Expert Do You Need?
- Finding an Expert
- Working With an Expert
- Making a Fee Agreement