Pre-Mortem Estate Planning Checklist, 2003 ed.

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by Edward S. Schlesinger and Robert D. Howard

Whether dealing with multiple domicile issues, drafting postnuptial agreements, or planning revocable trust provisions, estate planning attorneys need to help clients avoid unexpected problems and unintended results. Pre-Mortem Estate Planning Checklist brings attorneys up-to-date on recent estate and gift tax law changes and helps them identify and keep track of all the details as they plan clients' estates.

The 2003 edition includes significant changes to the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes made by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001; 96 issues on the expanded coverage of the powers of attorney; 100 tips on long-term trusts; and an all new section on estate tax issues involving insurance.

The Pre-Mortem Estate...