The Executor's Handbook
by Hughes, Theodore E.; Klein, DavidEdition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-06-01
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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.
Table of Contents
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vii | ||||
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ix | ||||
| A Note to the Reader | xi | ||||
| Part 1 THE ROLE OF THE EXECUTOR | |||||
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3 | (8) | |||
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11 | (14) | |||
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25 | (30) | |||
| Part 2 FIRST THINGS FIRST | |||||
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55 | (30) | |||
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85 | (18) | |||
| Part 3 PROBATE ADMINISTRATION | |||||
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103 | (12) | |||
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115 | (24) | |||
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139 | (12) | |||
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151 | (22) | |||
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173 | (22) | |||
| Part 4 SPECIAL SITUATIONS | |||||
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195 | (10) | |||
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205 | (14) | |||
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219 | (12) | |||
| Index | 231 |
Excerpts
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.
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.
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