Stocker & Rikoon on Drawing Wills and Trusts

Download or read book Stocker & Rikoon on Drawing Wills and Trusts written by Jonathan J. Rikoon and published by Practising Law Inst. This book was released on 2013-01-16 with total page 1400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stocker and Rikoon on Drawing Wills and Trusts has been a staple in the library of attorneys and estate planners for more than fifty years. It offers you uniquely clear, field-tested drafting guidance that ensures wills and trusts fully express clients' wishes without provoking costly legal challenges. Enhanced by hundreds of labor-saving sample forms and clauses, the new thirteenth edition of Stocker and Rikoon givesyou the skills to help clients capitalize on the full range of tax-saving and non-tax opportunities, including pinpointing testators' concerns and goals before drafting * translating clients' objectives into precise provisions * amending wills before their execution * drafting legacies that clearly define articles and legatees * specifying tangible personal property * ensuring tax clauses in wills match the directions provided in trusts * avoiding drafting pitfalls * anticipating contingencies that could upset wills or trusts * and executing wills properly so they withstand probate contests.