Making a will is something that, because of the reason why we need to do it, is something that is easily put off - yet can lead to huge problems with probate if you don't write one in time.
Writing a last will and testament (to use the proper phrase for it) isn't as complicated as it used to be, and there are now many places online why you can write a legal DIY one!
Title : How to Settle an Estate: A Manual for Executors and Trustees (How to Settle an Estate) Author : Charles Plotnick Rating : 4 Stars out of 5. Summary : I'm buying it for my clients!
The best basic "how-to" guide I've seen for executors and administrators. Not "do-it-yourself" tear-out forms, just good, practical, up-to-date (in '98) advice. I'm sending complimentary copies to my executor and trustee clients (via Amazon.com, natch!)
Title : Land Law (Butterworths Core Texts S.) Author : K.J. Gray Rating : 5 Stars out of 5. Summary : Wonderful Book
I brought this book when I was studying land law last year when at the time I was probably going to get a 3rd in the unit because I found all other land law books so difficult to understand.
This book is simplified but with enough depth to cover it perfectly and it demonstrates case law and statutory authority very clearly. I read this a month before my exam and went up two grades as I suddenly understood everything.
This book is honestly one of the best law books I have ever read, and the chapters are so well structured that they even demonstrate to you how best to view that legal problems, which is very good for problems and essay questions.
If I were to start my course again I would but this book and read it before lectures as you can't get anything clearer.
Title : Living Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney (Pocket Lawyer S.) Author : Mark Fairweather Rating : 5 Stars out of 5. Summary : Essential reading for everybody over 18 in the UK
Imagine you have become mentally incapable of managing your own finances. This could just as easily be the result of a serious accident as old age. It could happen to anyone. It could happen to you today.
Would you want strangers running your affairs? I don't think so. This book is well written in an entertaining style and makes it easy to prepare an Enduring Power of Attorney that enables you to decide who will take control.
Everybody responsible enough to write a will should also write an EPA. It is easy and, other than the cost of the book, free. Don't delay.
Title : Principles of Equity and the Law of Trusts (Principles of Law S.) Author : Alastair Hudson Rating : 1 Stars out of 5. Summary : Quantity not quality
This book is extremely poorly written and should only be read after you feel confident enough with your knowledge of the subject to be able to see all its innaccuracies, if at all. Reading this book provides a risk of wrongfully doubting your understanding of the subject. The major problems are that Hudson equates terms that mean different things (e.g. by beginning a paragraph saying a rule relates to beneficiaries but then using the term potential beneficiaries in its place without clearly stating that the rule applies to them as well) and an serious lack of structure that would especially confuse if this was the first book you read on the subject. Resist the temptation to buy the thickest and newest book and buy a quality book instead e.g. Hanbury and Martin's Modern Equity.
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