Death Is No Excuse
Planning for Death, Disability, Divorce and Other Disasters
by David Baker
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Pub Date Nov 02 2021 | Archive Date Sep 30 2024
David Baker | BookBaby
Description
What do Abraham Lincoln, Pablo Picasso, Aretha Franklin and Howard Hughes all have in common? They died without wills, left messy estates and tormented their surviving families who had to lawyer up and fight through the resulting nightmares for years.
Whether the reasons for this are death denial, penny-pinching or just too busy to be bothered, the majority of Americans will die in exactly the same predicament—no wills, no planning and nobody lined up to help their surviving families get what's coming to them.
"Death Is No Excuse" is an insightful roadmap through the legal potholes of unplanned death and disability, offered by a veteran attorney who's handled the worst of these cases for over forty years. It's a plain-spoken, surprisingly entertaining guide to everything you need to know about planning for death or disability, as well as other calamities that can occur along the way, be they divorce, avoidable tax burdens or getting ripped off as you toddle into old age.
Told in twenty-three brisk chapters, each punctuated with a case history of life gone off the rails when people ignore the insights this book offers, "Death Is No Excuse" tells you how to avoid the pitfalls of un-planned death and disability.
Whether the reasons for this are death denial, penny-pinching or just too busy to be bothered, the majority of Americans will die in exactly the same predicament—no wills, no planning and nobody lined up to help their surviving families get what's coming to them.
"Death Is No Excuse" is an insightful roadmap through the legal potholes of unplanned death and disability, offered by a veteran attorney who's handled the worst of these cases for over forty years. It's a plain-spoken, surprisingly entertaining guide to everything you need to know about planning for death or disability, as well as other calamities that can occur along the way, be they divorce, avoidable tax burdens or getting ripped off as you toddle into old age.
Told in twenty-three brisk chapters, each punctuated with a case history of life gone off the rails when people ignore the insights this book offers, "Death Is No Excuse" tells you how to avoid the pitfalls of un-planned death and disability.
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EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781098392741 |
PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
PAGES | 230 |
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Featured Reviews
Denice L, Reviewer
This is a book that should be read many times by anyone old enough to consider their future death. It's not enough to tell a few people what you want to happen to you and your effects upon your death, you need to put it in writing. David Baker gives some clear guidance on options and why each choice is different for you and your family. If you love your family, buy this book, read it and share it with everyone in your circle.
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