Your Living Trust and Estate Plan: How to Maximize Your Family's Assets

This is a pretty good book, but like any text providing legal information, it's quickly becoming outdated - at least with respect to the generation-skipping transfer tax system (GST). The book lists the GST exemption as $1.1 million (which was correct waaaaay back in 2002), yet it's currently at $2 million. In 2009, the exemption will be $3.5 million, and in 2010, the tax will be repealed. For more updated information, readers should search the Internet for "The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001." Either that, or consult an attorney (who would be familiar with such information). If you want general information, this book is certainly worth buying used, but it's time for a re-release.

This book gives a easy to understand look into estate planning and Living Trusts. The authors point out great information about both