With society's rising affluence, children andfamilies stand to inherit
properties and many thousands and millions of dollarswhen parents and
relatives pass away. The importance of setting out clearinstructions
about the distribution of your assets or wealth while you arestill alive
cannot be overstated. This process of estate planning involvesmaking a
will and perhaps setting up a trust, depending on your
personalcircumstances.The rise of the modern family and what such a
family is likelyto own, add to the diversity of planning required. In
addition to thetraditional two-parent family, we have families with
single parents, partnersof different races, nationalities and faiths,
and same-sex partners. The modernfamily is likely to own foreign assets,
a business, pets and digital assets, and likely to consider charitable
giving in their estate planning.In this book, well-known estate planner
KeonChee takes you through the various aspects of estate planning,
including thewriting of a will, the setting up of a trust, planning your
Lasting Power ofAttorney (LPA) and setting out other important final
wishes. The author hasinvited several highly experienced practitioners
to share their specialistknowledge throughout the book enhancing the
breadth of coverage.