After completing Estate Planning: Preparing Your Will the user should be able to:

	Describe the disadvantages of dying without a will
	Explain the function of probate court
	Identify the main parts of a simple will
	Create a distribution plan of his or her assets
	Distinguish between the functions of a will and a trust
	Select a trustee
	Recognize the relative benefits of different types of trusts

Why Have a Will?

	Dying intestate is about as bad as it sounds
	Estate exceptions
	How the state determines your heirs
	The state specifies the guardian too

The Simple Will

	Determining legal residence
	Introduction to the simple will

Distributing Your Assets

	Distributing your worldly goods
	The specific devise
	The residuary devise

Introduction to Trusts

	Who needs a trust?
	Trust lingo
	Selecting a trustee

Trusts and Wills

	Comparing trusts and wills
	Who does not need a trust?
	The testamentary trust

Living Trusts

	The living trust
	Funding the living trust
	Downsides to the living trust

This course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to practice the skills needed to prepare an estate plan
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	A file containing the text of the legal documents presented in the course
	Activities that allow users to apply concepts in an interactive questioning environment
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

	Estate Planning: Starting an Estate Plan (EPLC01)
	Estate Planning: Sorting Out Your Assets (EPLC02)