Thursday, August 19, 2004

The ABA has published Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples, by Joan M. Burda, Associate Counsel with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Cleveland. Here is the publisher’s description:

The legal landscape concerning same-sex relationships is changing. It is vital for lawyers to stay on top of these changes. Attorneys who represent lesbian and gay clients must provide creative estate planning that protects both parties to the relationship, their children and their future. This new book provides estate planning lawyers with an introduction to the issues faced by lesbian and gay clients. Also provided are forms and documents on CD-Rom that lesbian and gay clients need to prepare as part of a complete estate plan.