Boomer Burden : Dealing with Your Parents' Lifetime Accumulation of Stuff

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780785228257
• ISBN10: 078522825X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

You've heard the horror stories: arguments over stuff ... an inheritance lost forever when easily deceived parents are scammed ... siblings estranged ... an adult heir taken from daily responsibilities for months because of the enormous task of emptying a childhood home.

Author Biography

Julie Hall, known as The Estate Lady, is a professional estate contents expert and certified personal property appraiser who specializes in estate liquidation

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Author's Note	p. xv
Introduction: Leaving Behind More Than Memories	p. xix
First Signs	p. 1
Planning for the Inevitable	p. 14
Where's the Will?	p. 28
When Reality Sinks In	p. 37
The Hearse Doesn't Have a Trailer Hitch	p. 52
Relatively Speaking	p. 68
Scammers, Schemers, and Other Scoundrels	p. 93
The Nitty-Gritty of Dividing Your Parents' Estate	p. 111
But What Is It Really Worth?	p. 126
Where Do I Begin?	p. 140
How to Clean Out Your Parents' Estate	p. 147
Right, Wrong, and In Between	p. 172
I Will Never Do This to My Kids!	p. 184
Be Good to Yourself	p. 192
Mission Accomplished!	p. 202
Your Complete Parent Care Checklist	p. 207
Helpful Resources	p. 213
Documents and Information to Locate	p. 219
Sample Wish List Spreadsheet	p. 221
Notes	p. 223
About the Author	p. 227
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