A Guide to Help You Work With Your Attorney

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Getting Started Setting Goals Information Needed How Do I Discuss End-of-Life Issues With My Family? (Includes case studies) Property Ownership Estate Planning Decisions About Property If You Don't Have a Will Basic Documents The Surviving Spouse Children Wills Guardianship Durable Power of Attorney Health Care Power of Attorney The Living Will Do Not Resuscitate Orders Advance Instruction for Mental Health Treatment Trusts Taxes Valuing Your Gross Estate Medicaid Eligibility for Nursing Home Benefits Insurance Estate Planning for Family Businesses Administration of Estates How to Choose an Attorney Questionnaires

Related topics:
Planning for a Secure Retirement (Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service)

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Planning Your Estate is a joint project of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, NC State University and the Elder Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. It is designed as a guide to help you work with your attorney to develop an estate plan appropriate for you and your family.

Disclaimer: The Web program, Planning Your Estate, is provided as a public service. It is designed to acquaint you with certain legal issues and concerns about estate planning and elder law. It is not designed as a substitute for legal advice, nor does it tell you everything you may need to know about estate planning and elder law. Future changes in the law cannot be predicted, and statements in this publication are based solely on the laws in force on the date of publication. If you have specific questions on this issue, please seek professional advice. If you need an attorney, you may call the North Carolina Lawyer Referral Service, a non-profit public service project of the North Carolina Bar Association, toll-free: 1-800-662-7660 (Wake County residents call: 677-8574).

Caution: The Web program, Planning Your Estate, is based upon the law of North Carolina. Other states may have different laws. Please seek the services and advice of an attorney in your state.

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Project Coordinator: Carol A. Schwab, J.D.,LL.M.,
Professor and Extension Specialist, NC State University.

Date: May 2001