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Wills and Estate Planning http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/index.cfm/catID/FD17 Source: Nolo Contains information on wills and estate planning. Includes information on estate planning basics, wills, probate and executors, avoiding probate, living trusts, estate and gift taxes, life insurance, healthcare directives and powers of attorney, and funeral planning and organ donations. full description	Where can I find information on estate planning basics? Where can I find information on executors? How can I avoid probate? What are living trusts? Where can I find information on healthcare directives and powers of attorney? Where can I find information on funeral planning? Where can I find information on organ donation?
Probate http://www.wsba.org/media/publications/pamphlets/p Source: Washington State Bar Association This web page has information about probate, which is a legal process for transferring property when an owner dies. Topics include Probate Proceedings; Probating an Estate; The Role of the Court; Time Required to Settle an Estate; Taxes, Fees and Costs; Making a Will; and Right of Survivorship. full description	Where can I find out about probate laws? Where can I find information about estate planning? How can I prepare a will? What is the right to survivorship?
Wills http://www.wsba.org/media/publications/pamphlets/w Source: Washington State Bar Association Information on planning and writing wills, including Planning a Will, Making a Valid Will, Dying Without a Will, Valid Will Requirements, Probate, Changing or Revoking a Will, Updating a Will, Longevity of a Will, Keeping a Will Safe, Costs and Fees, and Services of an Attorney. full description	How can I plan a will? What are the requirements for writing a valid will? What is probate? What does intestate mean? Where can I find information about changing a will? What are the costs and fees of a will? How long is a will valid?
Probate http://www.courts.wa.gov/selfhelp/index.cfm?fa=sel Source: Washington Courts A link to Washington state law on probate and trusts. full description	Where can I find Washington state law on Probate and Trust?
Probate and Trust Law -- RCW title 11 http://www.leg.wa.gov/rcw/index.cfm?fuseaction=tit Source: Washington State Legislature Links to Washington laws regarding probate and trusts. Includes links to laws on descent and distribution, simultaneous death, nonprobate assets on dissolution or invalidation of marriage, escheats, abatement of assets, wills, claims against the state, inheritance rights of slayers, guardianship, power of attorney, powers of appointment, trusts, trust funds, and charitable trusts. full description	Where can I find Washington laws on wills, probate, trusts and estate planning?
Estate and Gift Tax http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/article.cfm/obj Source: Nolo Answers to frequently asked questions regarding estate and gift tax. full description	Will my estate have to pay taxes after I die? What are the rates for federal estate tax? Are there ways to avoid federal estate tax? Can I just give away all of my property before I die to avoid estate taxes? Do some states impose death taxes? Can I avoid paying state death taxes?
Estate Recovery for Medical Services Paid for by the State http://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/link.cfm?225 Source: Northwest Justice Project Information regarding estate recovery (the State�s ability to collect money to repay medical services after a patients death). full description	What is estate recovery? What is an estate? Which medical services are subject to estate recovery laws? Are Adult Protective Services subject to estate recovery? Are there times when estate recovery does not take effect even after the recipient�s death? Can estate recovery ever be waived? Can anything be done to avoid estate recovery? What happens to funds held by a nursing home? How should the State be advised that a recipient has died and that there is an estate?
Introduction to Estate Planning http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/estate/index.html Source: Findlaw Article by Robert L. Sommers discussing the basics of estate planning. Includes information on wills, living trusts, joint tenancy, community property, the gift tax and the estate tax. full description	Where can I find a basic guide to estate planning? What is a living trust? What is a joint tenancy?
Dealing with Death http://www.atg.wa.gov/consumer/death/index.shtml Source: Washington State Office of the Attorney General Information on preparing for a death (information on decisions and arrangements that should be made before a death occurs) and what to do once a death occurs (steps to help with the arrangements and business transactions). full description	Where can I find information about dealing with death? Where can I find information about wills and estate planning? Where can I find information about what to do when someone has died? What are steps that need to be taken legally when someone passes away?
Trusts http://www.wsba.org/media/publications/pamphlets/t Source: Washington State Bar Association Explains what a trust, trustee and trustor are. Describes the different types of trusts and how to create one. Discusses the role of testamentary trusts, revocable living trusts, and irrevocable living trusts. Also provides information about the location of a trust and the duties of a trustee. A brief overview of insurance trusts, charitable trusts and charitable remainder trusts are provided, as well as tips about the longevity of a trust, taxes, and fees and costs. full description	What is a trust? What is a trustor, a trustee and a beneficiary? How can I create or establish a trust? What are the different types of trusts? What are the fees and costs associated with trusts?
Revocable Living Trusts http://www.wsba.org/media/publications/pamphlets/r Source: Washington State Bar Association Defines revocable living trusts and explains how to establish this type of trust. Tips for selecting a trustee are given. Discusses how to avoid probate and the importance of guardianship and durable power of attorney. Briefly describes the fees and costs associated with revocable living trusts. Lists the advantages and disadvantages of having a revocable living trust. full description	What is a trust? What is a trustee? What is a trustor? How can I create or establish a trust? What are the different types of trusts available? What are the differences between revocable living trusts and irrevocable living trusts? What are the fees and costs associated with trusts? What are the advantages and disadvantages of revocable living trusts?
Elder Law http://law.freeadvice.com/estate_planning/elder_la Source: FreeAdvice.com Legal information in a question and answer format about elder law. Includes information on elder abuse, age discrimination, conservatorship, healthcare options and power of attorney, housing, living wills, Medicaid and Medicare, pension benefits, reverse mortgages, and social security. full description	Where can I find general information on legal issues important to senior citizens and the elderly? Where can I find information on conservatorship? Where can I find general information on elder abuse? Where can I find information on healthcare options for seniors? Where can I find information on age discrimination? Where can I find information on housing for the elderly? Where can I find information on pension benefits? Where can I find information on reverse mortgages? Where can I find information on living wills?
Elder Law http://www.wsba.org/media/publications/pamphlets/e Source: Washington State Bar Association Information on laws relating to senior citizens. Includes general information on estate planning, planning for incapacity, financing medical care, financing long-term care, preserving the home, social security benefits, nursing home and long-term care patients� rights, consumer fraud and age discrimination. It also contains a list of other sources of information for seniors. full description	Where can I find general information on legal issues important to senior citizens? Where can I find general information on estate planning? Where can I find general information on planning for incapacity? Where can I find general information on paying for medical and long-term care? Where can I find general information about consumer fraud against seniors? Where can I find general information about age discrimination? Where can I find general information about social security benefits? What rights do I have if I am a nursing home patient or in long-term care?