Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
The Wills, Estate Planning and Trusts Legal Kit
Douglas Godbe · 2003
57/100
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Douglas Godbe's 2003 legal kit offers 50-plus ready-to-use forms and plain-language explanations that genuinely lower the cost barrier to basic estate planning — the practical intent is sound. The problem is 23 years of federal estate tax threshold changes and shifting state laws mean those forms need legal verification before anyone relies on them, which undercuts much of the time-saving premise.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety84
Substance / usefulness64
Craft & writing70
Originality30
Evidence & accuracy58
Hype vs delivers65
Age-fit64
👁 Human-eye gut-check58
Penny’s verdict57
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