Getting your legal house in order

1. Get your legal life together now! --

2. Reducing debt by reading the fine print --

3. Protecting yourself from identity theft --

4. Knowing your property rights --

5. Deciding whether a timeshare is for you --

6. Choosing the insurance you need --

7. Figuring out your retirement finances --

8. Making the most of Medicare and Medicaid --

9. Weighing the benefits of reverse mortgages --

10. Comparing retirement communities --

11. Drafting your estate plan --

12. Understanding and using trusts --

13. Controlling who gets your property --

14. Separating probate facts from fiction --

15. Conveying your personal wishes in writing --

16. Creating a financial power of attorney --

17. Caregiving by contract or court order --

18. Preparing medical advance directives.