The misconceptions surrounding the last will and testament need
to be put to rest: Wills benefit lawyers. Trusts benefit you. Period.
Too often lawyers sell wills to clients only to sit back and wait to
sell their probate services to their client’ s heirs. Modern
estate planning should utilize the Living Trust as the effective,
efficient, and inexpensive alternative to a will. Living Trusts for
Everyone: Why a Will is Not the Way to Avoid Probate, Protect Heirs, and
Settle Estates explains why wills are not the best way to
handle an estate and details the many advantages trusts have over wills
in not only eliminating probate, but protecting your assets for your
heirs. Anyone with minor children, disabled beneficiaries, blended
families, or spendthrift heirs must have a trust to be sure the assets
left behind are put to good use, and that your intentions are carried
out. Lawyers may have vested interests in perpetuating the probate
system, but this book will explain why legal services are not needed to
do the clerical work in settling a trust after death. No legal jargon or
confusing double-speak, just specific step-by-step instructions and
sample form letters to settle a trust are included to take the mystery
out of the process. This is not a do-it-yourself book and it
doesn’t try to cram every type of trust onto its pages. Living
Trusts for Everyone explains in specific terms what benefit a trust
will have for you and gives you the tools to settle a loved one’s
trust with no lawyers and no expense. For those who already have a
trust, there is a list of what to look for to see if your trust is any
good, or if it needs to be updated. Trust seminars are examined with
warnings on what to look out for in setting up your trust. Everyone who
cares about what happens to their assets at death should read Living
Trusts for Everyone: Why a Will is Not the Way to Avoid Probate, Protect
Heirs, and Settle Estates!

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