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Interested in learning more about estate planning? Here are some other places to look:ONLINENolo: Frequently asked questions, key documents, definitions of terms and products and more.American Bar Association: American Bar Association's site includes terms, an overview of estate planning and explanations of documents.SmartMoney: Magazine's article, "10 Things Your Estate Planner Won't Tell You."North Carolina Estate Planning blog: A Web log by Gregory Herman- Giddens, a Chapel Hill estate planning lawyer.BOOKS* "Living Trust, Living Hell: Why You Should Avoid Living Trusts," by John Huggard (Daniels Graphics, $25)* "Estate Planning Basics," by Denis Clifford (Nolo, $21.99)* "AARP Crash Course in Estate Planning: The Essential Guide to Wills, Trusts, and Your Personal Legacy" by Michael T. Palermo (Sterling, $14.95)* "Plan Your Estate, 8th edition" by Denis Clifford and Cora Jordan (Nolo, $44.99)* "Estate Planning for Dummies" by Jordan Simon and Brian Caverly (For Dummies, $21.99)* "60-Minute Estate Planner" (illustrated) by Sandy F. Kraemer (Amacom, $21.95)STAFF RESEARCH, THE WALL STREET JOURNALWHAT NOT TO DOCommon and costly estate planning mistakes, collected by John Huggard of Raleigh, an estate-planning lawyer:* Assuming estate planning is only for the wealthy or retired* Dying without a will or waiting until it is too late to write one* Assuming that basic estate planning is complex and expensive* Failure to designate beneficiaries for retirement accounts* Trying to draft your own will and related documents* Listening to nonprofessionals* Relying only on software* Not having a pre- or post-nuptial agreement in a second marriage* Failure to make intent or location of documents or assets known
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