
Title : The Complete Book of Trusts
Author : Martin Shenkman
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : The Complete Book of Trusts is Complete!
Martin Shankman gives a very comprehensive and extremely detailed treatment of trusts in The Complete Book of Trusts. Marti gives numerous examples, suggested clauses, and pointers in how to best use trusts. Further, Marti gives the reader suggestions on how to broach certain estate planning and trust strategies subjects to one's attorney.
I must, in all fairness, say to the reader that this is not a book that will show you how to prapare your own trust. If the reader desires such a book, perhaps he/she should look elsewhere. There are quite a few books that will show the reader how to draft a legally valid living trust. I especially like the one published by Nolo Press which is available right here at amazon.com. However, if the reader would prefer to have a very broad, comprehensive, detailed and in-depth discussion of the subject of trusts, that is very readable and user-friendly, I would very highly recommend Marti Shankman's The Complete Book of Trusts without any reservation whatsoever.
In sum, The Complete Book of Trust is a great value. So, here is what I have to say: buy it; read it; and use it by bringing the subjects relevant to your own estate planning concerns, to your attorney's attention; so that you can accomplish your very own estate planning goals.
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Title : Understanding Living Trusts: How You Can Avoid Probate, Save Taxes and Enjoy Peace of Mind
Author : Vickie Schumacher
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Well worth reading
This book fully explaines it all. I got a trust through a lawyer and it was just as this book says. There are diagrams to show and the language is very easy to understand.

Title : The 60 Minute Estate Planner: Fast and Easy Illustrated Plans to Save Taxes, Avoid Probate and Maximise Inheritance
Author : Sandy Kraemer
Rating : 3 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Complete summary, but little practical information
Sandy seems to cover all the bases, but the language is a bit too dense for the beginning reader, and there is little to no practical information about how to deal with a trust/trustee once the program is implemented. For example, how does a trust limit ones freedom of action wrt ones assets, before the first death as well as after. After reading, I still couldn't decide if I wanted a trust or not.
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Title : The Law of Trusts and Equitable Obligations
Author : Robert A. Pearce
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Perfect book for your Trusts module.
This book is excellent. The best result I got in any module was in Equity and Trusts, and it is largely due to this book. It is written in a very clear and concise way, with plenty of examples from cases to back up all the points made. Also useful are the diagrams to show how the more akward trusts are set up. The index is very thorough; you can find the information you need in seconds. This, I find, is not always the case with law textbooks. Choosing the "right" textbook is often a matter of taste, but this one is something of a bible to the law students I know.

Title : Hanbury and Martin: Modern Equity
Author : Jill Martin
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Equity follows the law.
This is an excellent book for those who are willing to know about some of the most important institutions within Equity in Law. Right now there's no flat distinction as between Equity and Common Law. What it is true is that in order to know the law you have got to know both, as you may use equity in case common law does not provide an appropriate solution.
This is a must read for those involved in law and certainly to smart people, hungry of knowledge.
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Title : Land Law (Nutshell S.)
Author : William Howarth
Rating : 5 Stars out of 5.
Summary : Excellent Book for an Overview of Land Law
This book gives the reader a detailed overview of Land Law. It's an excellent prep tool for tutorials, but it really shines when used for revision. It covers all the main areas providing supporting cases and giving the key points to know for the exams. This book is a must that can be built on during the year, and used as a succinct and relevant refresher nearer exam time. Buy It - you won't be sorry.