Quicken Willmaker Plus 2005 Edition: Estate Planning Essentials (Quicken Willmaker)

The Wall Street Journal
We found it the most complete of the five products we tried.

USA Today
By far the most comprehensive program we reviewed, offering guidance on everything...

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine
From a group of tough critics, Nolo's WillMaker got the most praise... superior on every front.

Fortune
WillMaker is such an easy-to-use program that users may never need to look at the manual... refreshingly painless.

Book Description
America's No. 1 estate planning software helps you make a living will! No one wants to hire expensive lawyers to make a will and other important documents – so turn to Quicken WillMaker, the most complete estate planning title on the market. Quicken WillMaker is Nolo's "all in one" estate planning book, providing you with a straightforward path through the legal complexities of planning for your families' future. Best of all, you won't just understand wills, living trusts and financial powers of attorney – you'll create them, quickly and easily. The interactive CD-ROM helps you to quickly and easily make your own: · legal wills · living trusts · living wills (health care directives) · powers of attorney · final arrangements documents · forms for executors · promissory notes · credit repair forms · authorizations and agreements · and more Many companies publish books about estate planning, but Nolo is the only publisher to provide a complete solution to your needs! In-depth details about what you can do with Quicken WillMaker Plus: Your Will Provide for family, friends and charities. Name a personal guardian to care for young children. Specify the executor (or "personal representative") of your estate. Select a trusted person to manage property left to young people. Revise and update your will whenever you like. Your Living Trust Make a basic trust, whether you're married or single. If married, you can use an AB (bypass) trust and spare your heirs from potentially heavy estate taxes. Create subtrusts for minor children and young adults. Name custodians for property left to children. Change or revoke your trust at any time. Your Financial Power of Attorney Name someone to make your financial decisions, in case you are medically incapacitated -- and appoint an alternate in case that person cannot serve. Don't worry, you can grant as much authority as you wish. Your Health Care Directive (Living Will) Outline medical procedures that you want provided or withheld, if you can't speak for yourself. Specify whether or not you want your life prolonged through artificial means. Appoint someone to make sure your wishes are carried out. Your Final Arrangements Plan a funeral or other ceremony. Clarify whether you want a cremation or burial. Select someone to oversee your final arrangements -- and more! Documents for Your Executor Make sure your executor ("personal representative" in some states) has all the forms and instructions she needs to carry out her duties: Checklists, letters, notices, claim forms -- and more. Personal Finance Documents Over a dozen forms that let you handle financial situations you might face on any given day, such as disputing a credit card charge, lending or borrowing money to friends or family, creating bills of sale -- and more! Home & Family Documents Whether you need to authorize someone to travel with your child to another country, want to lend your car to a friend, or create an agreement with someone to take care of your elderly parent, Quicken WillMaker Plus can handle all these family situations -- and many more! Estate planning documents not valid in Louisiana. List of Forms All forms are completed through a step-by-step interview, which customizes the form based on your answers. Completed forms can be printed directly, or exported to an RTF form which can be opened in any word processor. Wills and Living Trusts Will Self-Proving Affidavit (for Will) Letter to Executor Individual Living Trust Shared Living Trust AB Trust (aka Bypass Trust) Certification of Trust Assignment of Property (to Trust) Reverse Assignment of Property (from Trust) Revocation of Living Trust Amendment to Living Trust Leaving Others in Charge Living Will (aka Health Care Directive) Durable Power of Attorney for Finances Information for the Attorney-in-Fact Physician's Determination of Incapacity Delegation Form for Attorney-in-Fact Resignation Form for Attorney-in-Fact Revocation Form for Recorded Durable Power of Attorney for Finances Revocation Form for Unrecorded Durable Power of Attorney for Finances Revocation of Health Care Directive Final Arrangements Letter Documents for Your Executor Affidavit of Domicile Employee Death Benefits Letter Executor's Checklist Executor's Letter to Financial Institution General Notice of Death Notice to Creditor of Death Notice to Social Security Administration After Death Notice to Homeowners' Insurance Company of Death Notice to Vehicle Insurance Company of Death Request for Life Insurance Claim Form Request for Life Insurance Proceeds Personal Finance and Consumer Documents General Bill of Sale Special (Limited) Power of Attorney for Finances Revocation of Power of Attorney Dispute Credit Card Charge Request for Credit Report Request Correction of Credit Report Request Correction of Credit Report: Follow-Up Request Correction of Creditor's Records Creditor Verification Letter Promissory Note (Amortized Monthly Payments) Promissory Note (Balloon Payment) Promissory Note (Payments of Interest Only) Promissory Note (One Lump Sum Payment) Security Agreement for Borrowing Money Notice to Terminate Joint Credit Card Account Notice to Put Name on Do Not Call List Cancel Membership or Subscription Documents for Home and Family Child Care Agreement Child Care Instructions Authorization for Minor's Medical Treatment Authorization for Foreign Travel With Minor Temporary Guardianship Authorization for Care of Minor Elder Care Agreement Pet Care Agreement Housekeeping Services Agreement Housesitting Instructions Authorization to Drive a Motor Vehicle

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Quicken WillMaker Plus 2005 (the software)... was easy to install from a CD, and we found the interview-style format intuitive. We found it the most complete of the five products we tried.


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