Reference Materials
The American Bar Association Guide to Wills and Estates, Second Edition: Everything You Need to Know About Wills, Estates, Trusts, and Taxes
by American Bar Association
Publisher: Random House Reference; 2nd edition
Nolo's Will Book
by Denis Clifford
Publisher: Nolo Press
The Everything Wills and Estate Planning Book: Professional Advice to Safeguard Your Assets and Provide Security for Your Family
by Kimberly A. Colgate
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
Consumer Information from the Federal Government
The quarterly Consumer Information Center Catalog lists more than 200 helpful federal publications. For your free copy write Consumer Information Catalog, Pueblo, CO 81009, call 1-888/8-PUEBLO (1-888/878-3256) or visit www.pueblo.gsa.gov.
Helpful Links
Nolo: Self-Help Law Center
This publisher of self-help law books makes legal information easy to understand. Jump into their section on wills and living trusts to figure out what to do.
FindLaw: Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probates
A great legal resource for anyone dealing with wills, trusts, and estates. If you want technical information, FindLaw offers a comprehensive compilation of legal information and sites on wills.
ABANetwork
The American Bar Association website has an abundance of useful information on a variety of legal issues, like writing wills.
The 'Lectric Law Library
A humorous legal resource with information on almost every legal-related topic you can think of. They even have a librarian, Ralf, to show you around. If you want specific information as you're drafting your will, check out the 'Lectric Law Looker-Upper
IRS
An entertaining website from a fun lovin' group: the IRS. Believe it or not, the IRS folks have lots of helpful tax advice related to wills. Check out the site and get plenty of information from the people who should know a thing or two about taxes!
