<em>Plan Your Own Estate:&nbsp;Passing on Your Assets and Your Values Legally and Efficiently&nbsp;</em>takes a straightforward and&nbsp;engaging “you”-oriented approach to dealing with one of life’s certainties--death.&nbsp;While you &quot;can’t take it with you,&quot; this book empowers you to decide how your assets can best help your family when you are gone.&nbsp;Experienced attorney Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss concentrates into this book the experience she's had helping hundreds of families work through their estate plans. Whether you have modest or extensive assets, <em>Plan Your Own Estate</em> provides the knowledge you need to design your plan&nbsp;and the tools you need to move forward.<p></p><p>The starting place is your goals. Part 1 of the book asks, &quot;What do you want to accomplish for yourself and your family?&quot; The next step depends on you.&nbsp;Are you looking to educate yourself about how a will or trust is structured, or how tax law works? Part 2, Resource Guides, breaks down tough topics like these and delivers actionable information.&nbsp;Have questions about what your estate plan should say? Part 3, Planning Guides, goes through an attorney’s analysis in considering the most frequently asked estate planning questions.&nbsp;Thinking about creating your own estate plan, or hiring an attorney?&nbsp;Part 4, Action Guides, helps you start your estate plan and make sure it’s complete,&nbsp;or review any plan you may already have in place.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>Nobody likes talking about death, taxes, or disability--but not thinking about them will not make them go away.&nbsp;<em>Plan Your Own Estate</em>will help you make a plan, put it in place, and take control of how your money and your values are being passed to your family.&nbsp;This book includes:</p><p></p><ul><li>Comprehensive “plain English” coverage of every aspect of planning your estate</li><li>Methods to protect your loved ones' inheritance from taxes, immaturity, lack of financial knowledge, incapacity, creditors, and predators</li><li>Planning guides for families with children, singles, second marriages, business owners, unmarried or same-sex couples, and more</li><li>Up-to-date information regarding changing laws and best practices </li></ul>