{"title":"Ronald Farrington Sharp","description":"Ronald Farrington Sharp, Esquire,  has practiced family and estate law since 1975 after attending the University of Michigan and Wayne State University Law Schools. He has personally prepared over three thousand trusts and is the author of Settling Estates for Everyone, How to Avoid Probate for Everyone, Living Trusts for Everyone, and Winning the Divorce War (all from Allworth Press), as well as No Regrets, No Remorse (Poisoned Pen Press). An award-winning mystery writer and sculptor, Sharp is married to the artist Susannah Keith and has three children and three terrific granddaughters. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.","products":[{"product_id":"beneficiary-guide-for-everyone-how-to-receive-whats-yours-from-estates-trusts-and-more-paperback","title":"Beneficiary Guide for Everyone: How to Receive What's Yours from Estates, Trusts, and More - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn how to protect your rights, avoid delay or fraud, and ensure what is yours ends up in the right place.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTThe primary reason people take the time to write a will or create a trust is not for their own sake. It is to be sure that the legal process for their beneficiaries is simple, quick, and fair. The goal is to reflect not just their wishes but also to be mindful of the expectations and needs of those left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeneficiary Guide for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e is a step-by-step handbook on how to make and execute these decisions to get the maximum benefit. The first part covers the perspective of the planner: choosing how to leave your assets to your chosen beneficiaries, while simplifying complicated legal options, definitions, and concepts. The next covers how beneficiaries should approach the process so that assets are distributed with minimum delays and complications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing clear language and avoiding legalese, author and lawyer Ronald Farrington Sharp simplifies complex topics. Chapters are supplemented with Q\u0026amp;A features to answer some common questions friends and clients have posed to him--and to which readers are likely to also need answers.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376611197151,"sku":"9781621538073","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/bqlKS-yz2g9781621538073.webp?v=1789218156"},{"product_id":"living-trusts-for-everyone-why-a-will-is-not-the-way-to-avoid-probate-protect-heirs-and-settle-estates-second-edition-paperback","title":"Living Trusts for Everyone: Why a Will Is Not the Way to Avoid Probate, Protect Heirs, and Settle Estates (Second Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders say it best: \"Very informative.\" \"Saved me a lot of money and headaches!\" \"Recommend it for everyone who has to plan estates for their elderly parents\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiving Trusts for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e is the best resource for setting up a living trust. Explaining in specific terms what benefits a trust will have, Ronald Farrington Sharp gives the tools necessary to set up a loved one's trust with no lawyers and no expense. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWills benefit lawyers. Trusts benefit the clients. Too often lawyers sell wills to clients only to sit back and wait to sell their probate services to their clients' heirs. Ronald Farrington Sharp describes the best way to handle modern estate planning and details the many advantages trusts have over wills in not only eliminating probate but in also protecting your assets for your heirs. Sharp explains why legal services are not needed to do the clerical work in settling a trust after death. This updated edition includes new information on an array of subjects, including: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElimination of the federal estate tax for most estates due to increased exemption amounts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnline assets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe use of passwords, usernames, and websites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeeping trustees honest and the process of removing trustees for malfeasance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForms for simplifying the planning process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategies to lower attorneys' fees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith no legal jargon, just step-by-step instructions and sample form letters, \u003ci\u003eLiving Trusts for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e takes the mystery out of the process of setting up a trust.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376647831775,"sku":"9781621535676","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/q4dGwz7cR89781621535676.webp?v=1789218259"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/ronald-farrington-sharp.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}