The Executor's Handbook

by Hughes, Theodore E.; Klein, David

ISBN13:
9780816044276
ISBN10:
0816044279
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 2001-06-01
Publisher: Checkmark Books
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Summary

Timely and up-to-date, The Executor's Handbook is a step-by-step guide for estate executors and personal representatives, providing clear explanations of the most arcane aspects of estate law. Covering everything from probate to wills to liquid assets, it helps readers determine the best course of action as an executor.

Author Biography

Theodore E. Hughes, Michigan assistant attorney general*, is a lawyer skilled in wills, trusts, and estate-planning law. David Klein is professor emeritus of social sciences at Michigan State University. The two have cowritten several books on personal finance and estate planning, including A Family Guide to Wills, Funerals, and Probate.

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A Note to the Reader

Part 1 THE ROLE OF THE EXECUTOR

When Death Occurs

(8)

Becoming an Executor

(14)

Strategies Before Death

(30)

Part 2 FIRST THINGS FIRST

Wills, Anatomic Gifts, and Funerals

(30)

Sorting the Assets and Liabilities

(18)

Part 3 PROBATE ADMINISTRATION

Avoiding or Minimizing Probate

103

(12)

Initiating Probate

115

(24)

Creditors' Claims

139

(12)

Taxes

151

(22)

Managing, Distributing, and Closing the Probate Estate

173

(22)

Part 4 SPECIAL SITUATIONS

When There Is No Will

195

(10)

Settling a Trust

205

(14)

Protecting the Survivors

219

(12)

Index

231

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Praise for the previous edition:
Highly recommended...—Library Journal
The Executor's Handbook, Second Edition remains one of the only comprehensive step-by-step guides for nonprofessional estate executors, providing clear explanations of the most arcane aspects of estate law. Topics covered include the responsibilities associated with being an executor, understanding the provisions of a will, managing or liquidating assets, dealing with beneficiaries and creditors, handling income and death taxes, resolving family issues and situations, dispersal of non-monetary items, and much more.
Updates to this edition include:
New information on wills, including living and self-proving wills New types of bank accounts, such as pay-on death accounts
The Tax-payer Relief Act of 1997
New opportunities for executors
Settling trusts
Related state and federal laws, in texts and tables.
Complete with jargon-free definitions of legal terms, samples of legal forms, and a look at hidden funeral expenses, this book is an invaluable guide to anyone acting as an executor or considering doing so, or for anyone looking for an executor.