Written in clear, conversational English, this book can help anyone understand how a living trust avoids the complications, expenses, and delays of probate at times of incapacity and death.

A do-it-yourself manual for making your own living trust, with checklists, step-by-step procedures, worksheets, and forms.

The failproof way to pass along your estate to your heirs without lawyers, courts, or the probate system.

With samples and explanations of all the necessary documents, this guide provides everything readers need to know in order to dissolve and dispose of assets, understand legal and financial aspects of trusts, handle asset valuation, and more.

Explains how living trusts work, discusses the different types of trusts, compares living trusts with wills, and offers advice on selecting an attorney.