Estate planning
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| The law of wills and trusts |
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| Part of the common law series |
| Inheritance |
| Intestacy · Testator · Probate |
| Power of appointment |
| Simultaneous death · Slayer rule |
| Disclaimer of interest |
| Types of will |
| Holographic will · Will contract |
| Living will |
| Joint wills and mutual wills |
| Parts of a will |
| Codicil · Attestation clause |
| Incorporation by reference |
| Residuary clause |
| Problems of property disposition |
| Lapse and anti-lapse |
| Ademption · Abatement of debts and legacies>Abatement |
| Acts of independent significance |
| Elective share · Pretermitted heir |
| Contesting a will |
| Testamentary capacity |
| Undue influence |
| Types of Trusts |
| Express trust · Asset-protection trust |
| Protective trust · Spendthrift trust |
| Life insurance trust · Remainder trust |
| Charitable trust · Honorary trust |
| Resulting trust · Constructive trust |
| (general)/(U.S.) |
| Doctrines governing trusts |
| Pour-over will · Cy pres doctrine |
| Other areas of the common law |
| Contract law · Tort law · Property law |
| Criminal law · Evidence |
Estate planning is the process of accumulating and disposing of an estate to maximize the goals of the estate owner. The various goals of estate planning include making sure the greatest amount of the estate passes to the estate owner's intended beneficiaries, often including paying the least amount of taxes and avoiding or minimizing probate court involvement. Additional goals typically include providing for and designating guardians for minor children and planning for incapacity.
Estate planning tools
The tools involved in estate planning include the will, various types of trusts, beneficiary designations, powers of appointment, various forms of property ownership (Joint tenancy with rights of survivorship, tenancy in common, tenancy by the entirety, etc), gifting, and powers of attorney, specifically the durable financial power of attorney and the durable medical power of attorney which is also commonly known as a living will.See also
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