Description

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This book provides a helpful introduction to the basics of estate planning. It is written with an eye toward the needs of general practitioners and those who are seeking to develop a specialty in the estate-planning field. For this reason, the text is written in a user-friendly manner that provides basic text treatment of the subject along with cautions, examples, and planning pointers clearly denoted throughout the book. The cautions point out problem areas that must be considered to avoid an unwanted tax or other problem. The examples supplement the text and illustrate the point being discussed. The planning pointers show how to use the tax laws to benefit the tax and other planning needs of clients.

About the Author

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L. Rush Hunt has a private practice of law in Madisonville, Kentucky, where he devotes much of his time to areas of estate and trust law. Mr. Hunt brings more than thirty years of experience in estate planning and related areas of the law to the writing of this text, including not only his legal experience but also his prior experience as a certified financial planner and as a vice-president of trust services for Citizens Bank of Kentucky, where he supervised trust administration and investments. Lara R. Hunt practices law with her father, L. Rush Hunt, in Madisonville, Kentucky, where she practices mainly in the areas of estate, trust, and tax law. Ms. Hunt earned her B.A. cum laude from Western Kentucky University and her J.D. cum laude from the University of Kentucky College of Law. She is a member of the Kentucky and Indiana Bars and is active in several associations, including the American, Kentucky, and Indiana bar associations.