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.BILL CARROLL
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' Special to theJervish• News

Robert Kass and
Robert Downie
guide families
through estate
planning.

.f estate planning attorney
Robert E. Kass had to sum
.up his advice to people in
One 'otd, it would be ..:

plan!
— "You can't do enough plan-
: ning," he says. "You should list
Syour assets, consider the tax impli-
•:- carions, and plan some more.
- Prepare a will ... most people don't
have a will. Discuss things in
advance with the family and keep .
everyone informed: It vill prevent
a lot of confusion and hard feel-
ings later."
Planning is a theme that runs
through a book filled with advice.
He calls it the first and only lay-
man's guide (it's more like a manu-
al) to settling a Michigan estate. -
. Kass, of , Htintington Woods,
and Robert H. Downie, of-C7 rosse •
Pointe, are co-authors of the 384-
page treatise titled. What Do WI' Do
Now? A Practical Guide to E5tate
Achiiinistration for" Widows,
Widowers and Heirs that they pub-
fished themselves through Carob
Tree Press. ($24.95).
"That's the most common
expression we hear from people
who have - just gone through
bereaveinents
'What do we do
now?'”.says Kass. "Whether it's a
Surviving spouse, parent or child,
they have just had a traumatic
experience, and they now must go
forward. Our objective in our

A new book by local experts
takes you through
estate planning.

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