Here are the fundamental rules and concepts which every owner of property, and anyone who may inherit property, should know concerning the passing of ownership when death visits the owner. In language the layman can understand, the author systematically raises and analyzes those primary issues, human and legal, which must be understood in order to utilize the complex fabric of our inheritance legislation - with foresight, dignity and discretion. Not intended as a do-it-yourself manual (a virtual invitation to disaster at probate), this work is practical, realistic guide which will help you seek out and respond intelligently to proper professional counsel. Having absorbed the straightforward lessons contained herein, you will have the considerable satisfaction of being in full, conscious control of your financial legacy, of know that you have planned well and wisely so that your best intentions will come to fruition.