Estate Planning FAQs

I) Estate Planning Overview What is Estate Planning? II) An Introduction to Wills What Happens if You Die Without a Will? What a Will Does What a Will Does Not Do How to Execute a Will Types of Non-probate Property Jointly Owned Property Trusts Annuities and Retirement Benefits Life Insurance III) Revocable Trusts What is a Revocable Living Trust IV) Power-of-Attorney Power of Attorney Who Should Be Your Agent How the Agent Should Sign Beyond Signing Checks State Laws Vary State Laws Vary What if I Move? Will My Power of Attorney Expire? V) Living Wills, Health Care Proxies, and Advance Health Care Directives Living Wills, Health Care Proxies, and Advance Health Care Directives LivingWills Health Care Proxy Why Have Health Directives? Obtaining_Living_Wills Organ and Tissue Donation Communication is the Key VI) The Probate Process What is Probate? Should You Avoid Probate? VII) Planning With Retirement Benefits Planning With Retirement Benefits Income Taxation of Qualified Plans and IRAs Distribution of Plan Assets to the Participants Distribution of Plan Assets After Participants Death Estate Tax Considerations Planning Considerations VIII) Guidelines for Individual Executors and Trustees Guidelines for Individual Executors and Trustees Understanding the Will Is Probate Necessary? Managing Estate Assets Handling Debts & Expenses Funding the Bequests Trust Administration Closing the Estate Common Questions IX) The Lawyer's Role What is the Lawyer's Role? --- http://www.njlaws.com/estate_planning_faqs.html?id=387&a=