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	A "Living Trust" can be used to hold legal title to and provide a mechanism to manage your property You can select the person or persons you want -- often even yourself -- as the Trustee(s) to carry out the instructions you want in the Trust and name one or more Successor Trustees to take over if you cannot. Unlike a Will, a Trust usually becomes effective immediately, continues in force during your lifetime even in the event of your incapacity, and continues after your death. Most Trusts are "revocable" which allows the person who creates the Trust to make future changes, modifications and even to terminate it.

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	Estate Tax Returns Filed in 2001: Gross
	[1] Gross estate is shown at the value used to determine estate tax liability. The value could be determined as of the decedent's date of death or 6 months thereafter (i.e., alternate valuation method).[2] Includes U.S. territories, U.S. citizens domiciled abroad, and a small number of returns for whom State of residence was unknown.[All figures are estimates based on samples--money amounts are in thousands of dollars] in Alabama Gross estate tax purposes 1,239 Gross estate tax Amount 2,322,243 Total allowable deductions Number 1,239 Total allowable deductions Amount 895,021 State death tax credit Number 559 State death tax credit Amount 64,010 Net estate tax Number 553 Net estate tax Amount 267,381 Source: Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income Division, Unpublished Data, April 2003.

Our Alabama Estate Planning Attorneys can help you decide how best to transfer property, and how to resolve other personal matters including tax planning. Estate-planning lawyers can also help you with the most important part of the estate planning process: Making a will.

If you don’t have a will, the state of Alabama will control who gets your property by default. While most states have their own unique laws descent and property distribution, most states give your children priority when it comes to doling our your possessions.

State laws are modeled after what the legislature thinks most people will want to do, but whatever the laws say might not be in line with your wishes. An estate-planning lawyer can help you draft a will that explains your wishes in great detail.

Our Alabama Estate Planning Attorneys can also help you set up a trust. A trust holds your property until your death and then disperses the property according to your wishes. Trusts can can be created by your will, or the can be revocable or irrevocable.

Most parents use trusts to better prepare for their children’s needs at the time of their death.

Issues and topics related to Alabama Estate Planning include:

• Wills and Trusts
• Uniform Probate Code
• Gift Tax
• Asset Protection
• Personal Finances
• Pensions

Contact our Alabama Estate Planning attorney now to receive a professional consultation.

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