The Executor's GuideThe Executor's Guide
Settling a Loved One's Estate or Trust
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Book, 2021
Current format, Book, 2021, 9th edition, Available now.Book, 2021
Current format, Book, 2021, 9th edition, Available now. Offered in 0 more formatsThe step-by-step guide to serving as an executor
This step-by-step guide to resolving a loved one’s estates covers issues such how to determine whether probate is necessary, how to make sense of a will and handling trusts. Original. Illustrations.
Millions of baby boomers are currently (or will soon be) serving as executors, and this book shows exactly what to do to make the job manageable.
Explains the duties of an estate or trust executor, and discusses probate, life insurance, bank accounts, debts, and estate taxes.
If you need to wrap up the affairs of a loved one who has died, you may feel overwhelmed—especially when you’re grieving. But you can do it, and this book will show you how.
A roadmap to follow. The Executor’s Guide will lead you through an unfamiliar land of legal procedures and terminology. You’ll learn what to do right away and what can wait. Find help on:
- preparing for the job of executor or trustee
- claiming life insurance, Social Security, and other benefits
- making sense of a will (and what to do if there is no will)
- determining whether probate is necessary
- filing taxes
- navigating probate court proceedings
- dealing with family members
- handling simple trusts, and
- working with lawyers, appraisers, accountants, and other experts.
The 9th edition contains updated tables outlining key points of each state’s laws. Applies in all states except Louisiana.
With Downloadable Worksheets - download and customize worksheets detailing information executors need to get organized, including an inventory of assets and debts (details inside).
This step-by-step guide to resolving a loved one’s estates covers issues such how to determine whether probate is necessary, how to make sense of a will and handling trusts. Original. Illustrations.
Millions of baby boomers are currently (or will soon be) serving as executors, and this book shows exactly what to do to make the job manageable.
Explains the duties of an estate or trust executor, and discusses probate, life insurance, bank accounts, debts, and estate taxes.
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- Berkeley, California : Nolo, 2021.
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