Executor's Handbook : A Step-by-Step Guide to Settling an Estate for Executors, Administrators, and Beneficiaries
by Hughes, Theodore E.Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-06-30
Publisher(s): Facts on File
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Summary
Without the right information, settling an estate after a loved one has died can be a difficult and complicated experience. The Executor's Handbook, Third Edition provides everything you need to understand the role of executor, decide if you are the right person for the job, and determine the best course of action during a difficult time. From the provisions of a will to key legal terms to liquidating assets, this volume explains all aspects of an executor's duties.
Author Biography
Theodore E. Hughes, Michigan Assistant Attorney General for Law David Klein was professor emeritus of social sciences at Michigan State University
Table of Contents
| Tables | p. vii |
| Figures | p. ix |
| A Note to the Reader | p. xi |
| The Role of the Executor | |
| When Death Occurs | p. 3 |
| Becoming an Executor | p. 11 |
| Strategies Before Death | p. 29 |
| First Things First | |
| Wills, Organ Donations, and Funerals | p. 61 |
| Sorting the Assets and Liabilities | p. 93 |
| Probate Administration | |
| Avoiding or Minimizing Probate | p. 121 |
| Initiating Probate | p. 133 |
| Creditors' Claims | p. 151 |
| Taxes | p. 163 |
| Managing, Distributing, and Closing the Probate Estate | p. 177 |
| Special Situations | |
| When There Is No Will | p. 199 |
| Settling a Trust | p. 209 |
| Protecting the Survivors | p. 223 |
| Glossary | p. 235 |
| Further Reading | p. 249 |
| Index | p. 251 |
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Praise for the previous editions:
Highly recommended...—Library Journal
The Executor's Handbook, Third Edition is a step-by-step guide to settling an estate for personal representatives, administrators, and beneficiaries. This informative volume provides all the information needed to understand the role of executor, to determine if you are the right person for the job, as well as how to carry out the various functions. It explains everything from the provisions of a will to key legal terms to liquidating assets.
Because laws change on a regular basis, this new edition has been thoroughly updated and revised to cover the latest rules and procedures. Updates include the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001—which revised federal gift and estate tax law—as well as all state law tables.
New and updated coverage includes:
Death and burial benefits
Death without a will
First steps following death
Funeral, burial, and cremation
Income, estate, and inheritance taxes
Probate administrations
Protecting survivors
Settling a trust
and much more.
Highly recommended...—Library Journal
The Executor's Handbook, Third Edition is a step-by-step guide to settling an estate for personal representatives, administrators, and beneficiaries. This informative volume provides all the information needed to understand the role of executor, to determine if you are the right person for the job, as well as how to carry out the various functions. It explains everything from the provisions of a will to key legal terms to liquidating assets.
Because laws change on a regular basis, this new edition has been thoroughly updated and revised to cover the latest rules and procedures. Updates include the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001—which revised federal gift and estate tax law—as well as all state law tables.
New and updated coverage includes:
Death and burial benefits
Death without a will
First steps following death
Funeral, burial, and cremation
Income, estate, and inheritance taxes
Probate administrations
Protecting survivors
Settling a trust
and much more.
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