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Executor's Guide: Settling a Loved One's Estate or Trust
by: Mary Randolph

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 346.73056
EAN: 9781413306552
ISBN: 1413306551
Label: NOLO
Manufacturer: NOLO
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 507
Publication Date: January 15, 2008
Publisher: NOLO
Sales Rank: 16379
Studio: NOLO

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Book Description:
Settling an estate can be like moving through a maze -- let The Executor's Guide lead the way.

If you're faced with wrapping up the affairs of a loved one who has died, you may feel overwhelmed by all the work ahead -- especially when you're grieving. But with the right legal and practical information, you can do it.

The Executor's Guide will show you how to get organized, get the help you need and make progress one step at a time. Let it help you navigate an unfamiliar land of legal procedures and terminology. It explains:

preparing for the job of executor or trustee

the first steps to take

claiming life insurance, Social Security and other benefits

making sense of a will

what to do if there is no will

how to determine whether probate is necessary

caring for children and their property

taxes

an overview of probate court proceedings

dealing with family members

handling trusts

looking up your state's laws

working with lawyers, appraisers, accountants and other experts

The 3rd edition contains updated tables outlining key points of each state's laws, the latest information on estate taxes and worksheets that help you stay organized and on track.

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- Executor's Guide:Settling A Loved One's Estate
This book was informative and served as a good guide for getting started on settling an estate. It also was easy to understand.

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- An estate administration and settlement book with lots of good content, but kind of sloppy when it comes to organization!

I think this book is wonderful. It is packed with content. And it's very informative. However, I wasn't particularly impressed with its organization. There are many books that could be written to help an executor do his or her job in adminstering and settling a decedent's estate, among them would be the following titles:

EXECUTOR DUTIES
1. An executor's guide about an executor's role, responsibilities, and fiduciary duty
2. An executor's guide on what to do when the decedent dies
3. An executor's guide to what constitutes the unauthorized practice of law
4. An executor's guide to estate property
5. An executor's guide to estate liabilities
6. An executor's guide to professionals who help in the administration of an estate
7. An executor's guide to services offered and performed by estate attorneys
8. An executor's guide to settling a trust (if the ... Read More

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- Get this book before you must have it
As with other Nolo books that I have read, The Executor's Guide is very well organized and well written in "plain English". The index is useful to use the book as a reference.

The book is specific for what to do and the types of issues you'll face after someone close to you passes away. Not only is it a great handbook for the estate's executor, but this book will be very useful to spouses, children, heirs, and trustees.

Since this book is focused on what to do to settle an estate, I'd also recommend that you get a different book on estate planning for preparing wills, trusts, etc. An excellent guide for this purpose is Nolo's Plan Your Estate: Everything You Need to Know to Protect Your Loved Ones, Property & Finances.

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This helped me alot , even if you don't have to go to probate .

Well worth the price IMO .

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