This issue of More than Money does not cover the technical side of passing money on because there are many fine resources available on the topic. Two of them include:

Leaving Money Wisely by David Berlin. NY: Scribners, 1990. A creative guide to estate planning for middle and upper-middle-income Americans.

Plan Your Estate by Dennis Clifford. Berkeley, CA: NoLo Press, 1995. A friendly self-help legal guide to writing a will; avoiding probate, estate and inheritance taxes; community property laws; life insurance; and more. Includes sample plans and forms.