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Kentucky Estate Planning and Will Drafting with Forms
Kentucky Estate Planning and Will Drafting with Forms provides practical, Kentucky-specific guidance for estate planning attorneys, combining substantive analysis with practice-ready forms. The 2026 Edition covers estate and gift tax fundamentals, non-probate transfers, powers of attorney, marital deduction planning and post-mortem strategies.
Publisher: Matthew Bender
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Kentucky Estate Planning and Will Drafting with Forms is a practice-focused treatise for attorneys advising clients on wills, trusts and estate planning strategies under Kentucky law. Authored by Richard M. Wehrle of Stites & Harbison, PLLC, this single-volume resource integrates legal analysis, tax considerations and drafting tools to support efficient, compliant estate planning practice.
Organized into eight targeted chapters, the 2026 Edition guides practitioners through every stage of representation, from initial client consultation to document drafting and post-death planning.
Core topics include:
- Foundational estate planning principles under Kentucky law
- Professional responsibility considerations in estate planning representation
- Federal estate and gift tax basics and planning implications
- Treatment and coordination of non-probate assets
- Drafting and use of powers of attorney
- Planning for “simple” estates
- Marital deduction strategies and spousal planning
- Post-mortem planning techniques
The volume blends doctrine with application, offering practical forms, drafting guidance and structured frameworks that help attorneys move from analysis to execution with confidence. It is designed for daily use in estate planning practices serving individuals and families across Kentucky.
By addressing both tax-driven and non-tax planning considerations, the treatise supports practitioners working with a broad range of clients, from straightforward estates to more complex family and charitable planning scenarios. Updated annually, the 2026 Edition reflects current statutory developments and evolving estate planning practice.
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