Estate Planning / Probate FAQ
- Arranging to Donate Your Body
How to arrange a full body donation to a medical institution. - Arranging to Donate Your Organs
How to donate your organs after death. - Charitable Trusts: Tax Breaks for Do-Gooders
If you want to give a big gift to charity, consider a charitable trust. - Checklist for Getting Your Financial Affairs in Order
Take the following steps to help your family should you die or become incapacitated. - Choosing a Guardian for Your Children
If you have children, you should choose a personal guardian -- someone to raise them in the unlikely event you can't. - Choosing an Executor FAQ
- Choosing Your Healthcare Agent
Name the best person to direct your medical care if you are unable to do so yourself. - Do You Need Life Insurance?
Not everyone needs life insurance. Find out whether or not you do. - Duty of Medical Personnel to Honor Your Healthcare Directives
Know when health care providers must follow your instructions for medical care -- and when they may not. - Estate and Gift Tax FAQ
- Family Members' Right to Inherit
Your closest relatives may have a right to claim part of your estate. - FAQ for Executors
- Final Arrangements FAQ
- Get Organized Now
Help your family -- and make your executor's job easier -- by getting your paperwork in order. - Getting Your Retirement Money Early -- Without Penalty
Just can't wait for your retirement funds? Painless advice on how to get your retirement money early. - How Durable Powers of Attorney for Finances Work
Durable powers of attorney for finances -- a simple way to arrange for someone to handle your finances if you can't. - How Healthcare Directives Work
It's smart to make documents setting out your wishes for health care in case you are ever unable to speak for yourself. - How Living Trusts Avoid Probate
Here's the lowdown on basic probate-avoiding living trusts. - Is It Time to Change Your Estate Plan?
Make sure your will reflects your current wishes and situation. - Leaving Property to Young Children
It's easy to arrange for someone to manage any property you leave to young children. - Life Insurance Options
When it comes to choosing a life insurance policy, you may feel dazed by your options. Here are the basic types and the pros and cons of each. - Living Trust FAQ
- Married Couples: Who Owns What?
Be sure you know what property is yours to leave or give away. - Probate FAQ
- Reducing Estate Tax by Making Gifts
Making gifts during your life can provide you with tax savings and more. - Reducing Estate Taxes by Transferring Ownership of Your Life Insurance Policy
Lower your beneficiaries' estate taxes by not owning your life insurance policy. - Retirement Plan FAQ
- Tax-Saving AB Trusts
Couples can save a bundle on estate taxes with this kind of trust. - The Estate Tax Is Dead (Maybe)
The estate tax will be fully repealed by 2010 but may come back in 2011. - The Executor's Job
What's involved in wrapping up an estate. - The Perils of Prepayment Plans
Tips on shopping for funeral goods and services. - Top Myths About Retirement Plans
Test your knowledge to see how much you know about taking your money out. - Using Life Insurance to Provide for Your Kids
Life insurance may be a good source of income for your children if you die. Here's what you should know. - What You Can Cover in Your Healthcare Directives
An overview of some important medical issues you'll face when preparing a living will and a power of attorney for health care. - What You Can't Do in Your Will
Wills aren't the place to handle certain kinds of property or issues. - Wills FAQ