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Product Description: Settling an estate can be like moving through a maze -- let The Executor's Guide lead the way. If you're faced with wrapping up the affairs of a loved one who has died, you may feel overwhelmed by all the work ahead -- especially when you're grieving...read more

Product Description: Whenever real estate is transferred whether because of marriage, divorce, death or for estate planning purposes a new deed is needed. Attorney Mary Randolph's book, written in plain English, helps readers get the new deed done. It explains how to: put property in joint tenancy or community propertyborrow or loan money with real estate as securitytransfer real estate to a living trust, family corporation or partnership give or sell real estate to a relative or friendadd or delete someone's name as owner of real estate...read more

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Product Description: Estate planning? You can save your family time, money and peace of mind with a few easy steps. Probate court proceedings can drag on for years, and the costs--lawyer's fees, appraisal fees, court fees -- can easily eat up thousands of dollars that would otherwise go to your family...read more

This new Quick & Legal book presents nine major methods people can use to avoid, or reduce, Federal estate taxes. These are the taxes that kick in when an individual's estate, or a couple's combined estate, exceeds $625,000. And the taxes are steep--rates start at 37% and go up to 55%. In clear, concise terms the book explains how you can save your family money by: making gifts of under $10,000 making gifts for tuition or medical expenses giving or leaving property to a spouse establishing a Bypass (AB) Trust establishing a QTIP Trust establishing a QDOT Trust contributing to charity transferring ownership of your life insurance policies using disclaimers Written by two experts in estate planning, 9 Ways to Avoid Estate Taxes can save your family many thousands of dollars. They'll love you forever.

Looks at all legal aspects of dog ownership, including dog bites, landlored restrictions, leash laws, pet burial, and cruelty to animals. (view table of contents)

Covers all aspects of appointing a trusted person to pay bills, handle bank accounts, buy and sell real estate, and take care of children, and provides sample forms.

Product Description: For many stepparents, adoption is a way to guarantee their family a solid footing. It's also a good way to avoid confusion over inheritance or guardianship. This California edition guide provides all the forms and step-by-step instructions necessary to complete an uncontested stepparent adoption...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This book covers everything landlords and property managers need to know about deposits, leases, and rental agreements, inspections, habitability, discrimination, and rent control. Recent legislation is detailed in this seventh edition...read more

Covers all aspects of appointing a trusted person to pay bills, handle bank accounts, buy and sell real estate, and care for children, with forms

Product Description: Whenever real estate is transferred--whether because of marriage, divorce, death or for estate planning purposes--a new deed is needed. THE DEEDS BOOK shows how to choose the right deed, complete the forms, and record them in the county recorder's public records...read more

Product Description: This book covers everything landlords and property managers need to know about deposits, leases, and rental agreements, inspections, habitability, discrimination, and rent control. Recent legislation is detailed in this seventh edition...read more

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Product Description: Charming guide, published in 1824, offers directions for making rabbit soup, beef steak pie, fried calf's feet, shoulder of mutton with celery sauce, leg of pork with pease pudding, pickled oysters, tansey pudding, plum cakes and other culinary treats...read more

Provides step-by-step instructions for creating clearly written contracts, and includes copies of such contract forms as bills of sale, promissory notes, releases to settle disputes, and contracts for household help