Estate Planning

Cornell Law Legal Information Institute: Provides an excellent source of legal information on federal and state estate law. http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/estate_planning.html

Dan Brady’s Basic Estate Planning Concepts: A lawyer’s site that provides a valuable introduction to four important estate planning concepts - the Unified Credit, the Marital Deduction, the GST Exemption and Non-Tax Reasons for having a current will. http://www.estateplanning.com/bradynordgren

Estate Planning Links.com: This site contains hundreds of links related to estate planning, wealth preservation and Elder Law. http://www.estateplanninglinks.com/

MoneyCentral: Provides a simple step-by-step estate planning guide. http://moneycentral.msn.com/Content/Retirementandwills/Planyourestate/Planyourestate.asp

Micheal Palermo’s Crash Course in Wills and Trusts: Provides a well-written outline covering many areas of estate planning from the simple to the complex. Excellent for non-lawyers. http://www.mtpalermo.com

National Association of Financial and Estate Planning: There is an interesting article explains why do estate planning. It intertwines pictures for easier understanding. http://www.nafep.com/estate_planning/default.asp

Nolo’s Legal Encyclopedia: Estate Planning: Provides a useful legal encyclopedia that covers all the basic concepts of estate planning. http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/index.cfm/catid/FD1795A9-8049-422C-9087838F86A2BC2B

Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP: A site related to estate planning; also covers aspects of estate planning for married couples with either spouse not being a US citizen. http://www.pmstax.com/estate/

Robert Clofine's Estate Planning Page: This page is devoted to providing information to the consumer on topics including estate planning, living trusts, wills, estate tax, powers of attorney, probate, nursing homes, Medicaid, elder law and related issues.http://www.estateattorney.com/

SaveWealth.com: This site covers many topics related to estate planning. Examples include: wills, living trusts, retirement planning, tax issues, why estate planning is important. http://www.savewealth.com/planning/estate/