The Living Trust Advisor: Everything You (and Your Financial Planner) Need to Know about Your Living Trust, 2nd Edition

Praise for THE LIVING TRUST ADVISOR

"Jeffrey Condon is both a lawyer and a coach—a rare combination. He puts both talents to work in this new edition of The Living Trust Advisor, transforming what could have been a deadly read into one that not only instructs, but keeps you smiling along the way. Families and their advisors know far too little about living trusts, but this accessible book will go a long way toward remedying that."
—Gregory Curtis, Chairman and Founder, Greycourt & Co., Inc.

"Jeff nails it! A guide to living trusts that's loaded with weighty advice yet reads like a friendly conversation over coffee. This book brings real life to living trusts and will lead to new energy in talks with your family and with your lawyer."
—Hartley Goldstone, Wise Counsel Research Associates; coauthor of Family Trusts: A Guide for Beneficiaries, Trustees, Trust Protectors, and Trust Creators

The Authoritative Guide to Living Trusts

The renowned family inheritance attorney and author of the bestselling Beyond the Grave continues to share sought-after guidance on how you can create a seamless and effective inheritance plan that's right for you and your family.

Fully updated and revised to cover the most recent estate tax law changes and best legal practices in the Inheritance Arena, this Second Edition offers you a reliable resource and guidebook for every stage of the Living Trust process, from establishing your Living Trust, to living with it, to carrying out its inheritance instructions after you're gone. Expertly written with Jeffrey L. Condon's trademark enthusiasm, humor, and easily understandable style, The Living Trust Advisor gives you straightforward and "horse-sense" advice on how to:

• Avoid common pitfalls in your Living Trust by examining cautionary tales from the real world
• Prevent family conflict and battles that often arise when your family divides the "family money"
• Understand why you still need to deal with the estate tax, even if you believe the estate tax does not apply to you
• Protect your children's inheritance from their financial risks and other problems, thereby securing a future for your succeeding generations

The Living Trust Advisor, Second Edition walks with you step-by-step as you develop a low-maintenance Living Trust before your first meeting with your attorney, and illustrates how to establish, maintain, and carry out a rock-solid Living Trust for your lifetime…and beyond.