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by Robert Maxwell (Author), Alex Russell (Author)
From Davenport Publishing and written by attorneys this easy to use and short book covers Estate Planning in California. This deals with doing legal documents now to control health care, property, money, children, funeral, and more if later absent, sick, or dead. There are 9 ready to use legal forms for California in the book for for free download at www.davenportpublishing.com.
- - AFTER DEATH FORMS - -
Form 1. Will (Standard) - a Will (also called "Last Will And Testament") lets person control things after their death like who gets their money and property, who is Executor, and allowing helpful legal options later.
Form 2. Will (Guardian) - Will with part added to name someone as Guardian to care for minor child under 18 if needed (like if no parent is available) and also if needed manage their money and property.
Form 3. California Statutory Will - the state legislature put this Will into statute law for people to find and use if they want, and it is inflexible and bit hard to use but is well known by judges.
Form 4. Handwritten Will - this Will skips the usual need for 2 witnesses which saves time and work, but it must be all handwritten by person doing the Will (so no use of typing, computers, or legal forms).
Form 5. Tangible Personal Property List - lets person easily outside Will write more gifts to occur
after death of "tangible personal property" like furniture, jewelry, vehicles, art, electronics, tools, and clothes.
- - HEALTH CARE FORMS - -
Form 6. Advance Health Care Directive - in case they're incapacitated later lets person name someone as Agent to control health care, give health care instructions, and maybe do serious step of saying later stop care if incapacitated and bad health likely won't improve (this part is often called doing a "Living Will") - - this form also can give Agent power over bodily remains and funeral, burial, cremation, and related issues.
Form 7. Physician Orders For Life-Sustaining Treatment - does serious act of saying immediately from now on do not try certain health care listed (this is sometimes called the "Do Not Resuscitate" form).
- - GIVING POWER FORMS - -
Form 8. Uniform Statutory Form Power Of Attorney - lets power over money, property, and more be given to trusted person so they have legal power to do things, like use accounts, pay bills, and sell property.
Form 9. Authorization To Consent To Medical Treatment Of A Minor - lets parent or guardian of child under age 18 give power to someone over child's health care to let them make decisions if needed.
Also provided is Estate Planning Helpful Information Form to help pass on information to family and friends.
