In WILLS & ESTATE PLANNING--Oregon Handbook, Revised Edition, Portland attorney Rees Johnson, with over 30 years experience in estate planning, updates his comprehensive overview of wills and estates, incorporating recent changes in Oregon and federal laws. He also provides updates in a free newsletter and on his website. Written without "legalese," WILLS & ESTATE PLANNING looks at various consequences of different planning tools, such as the effect a strategy to avoid estate taxes may have upon the donor's ability to control the property, and upon the recipient's income tax liability and even eligibility for college financial aid. A discussion of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, a glossary, and a sample will are included.

What happens to your estate after you are gone is very much within your control. Estate planning is not only for the wealthy; it is for everyone. It is simply the process of deciding where your assets are to be distributed after you die.

"A visual Artist's Guide to Estate Planning is a comprehensive handbook designed to assist artists in planning their estates. The book has two main parts and an appendix. Part I introduces general estate planning concepts and offers practical advice and general legal discussion on issues raised by artists at an estate planning conference. Part II consists of an in-depth discussion of policy and law on selected issues of estate planning and administration for visual artists. This section was written by the Committee on Art Law of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. The appendix contains additional information, resources, and sample forms."--Back cover

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