Description
Book SynopsisSuzan Herskowitz is a graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law. Ms. Herskowitz has been practicing law since 1986 and is licensed in Virginia, West Virginia, Florida, and Texas. In addition to being a sole practitioner with an emphasis on wills, trusts, estate planning, elder law, real estate, and business planning, Ms. Herskowitz has utilized her law school education in numerous and diverse ways. She has been a law librarian at Nova Southeastern University School of Law in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a professor at Keiser College (now Keiser University), and an editor for a publisher of legal books. Ms. Herskowitz has authored a number of legal books. Wills, Trusts and Estate Administration and Legal Research Made Easy, 4th Edition (Sourcebooks). The 2nd edition of Legal Research Made Easy was recommended by Library Journal and highly recommended by the National Association of Legal Assistants' Facts and Find
Table of Contents
- Purpose and Need for a Will
- Property
- Testate or Intestate
- The Will
- Will Preparation and Drafting
- Advance Directives
- Planning for Non-Traditional Families
- Trusts: Elements and Purpose
- Specialized Trusts and Gifts
- The Personal Representative
- Estate Administration
- Tax Considerations in Estate Administration
- The Probate Court and Uniform Laws
- Paralegals and Ethics
Appendices
A. Important Cases Concerning the Right to Die
B. Selected Wills of Famous People
C. Internet Websites
Appendix D
Glossary
