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Author: Theodore E. Hughes
Publisher: Checkmark Books
Category: Book

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Edition: 3
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8

ISBN: 081606668X
Dewey Decimal Number: 346.73052
EAN: 9780816066681
ASIN: 081606668X

Publication Date: June 30, 2007
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Product Description
Settling an estate after a loved one has passed on can be a difficult and complicated experience if you don't have the right information. "The Executor's Handbook, Third Edition" acts as a step-by-step guide to settling an estate for personal representatives, administrators, and beneficiaries. It provides all the information necessary to understand the role of executor, to determine if you are the right person for the job, and to carry out the various functions. From the provisions of a will to key legal terms to liquidating assets, this volume explains all the aspects of an executor's duties. All information in this edition has been thoroughly updated and revised to cover the latest rules and procedures on this topic. 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: 401(K) and other retirement accounts; executor's fees and liabilities; long-term care insurance and Medicaid; new funeral and burial regulations; transfer of family businesses; transfer-on-death registrations and deeds; and, much more.

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Good General Primer October 18, 2009
Dale C. Maley (Fairbury, IL United States)
I am currently involved with helping my mother settle my dad's estate....and this is the first estate settlement I have been involved with. I am also listed as executor on several family member's wills....so at some point I will be an executor.

The Letter of Instruction section has a good list of items to consider including in this document.

A few weeks before my father passed away, he prepared a simple hand-written net worth statement including names and death benefit of his life insurance policies. This one page made me and my mother's lives so much easier.......because we did not have to search around to find all the assets and insurance policies. I highly recommend preparing a Letter of Instruction, including a net worth statement, and a listing of life insurance policies, which is updated annually.

According to the tables in this book, most states require probate. The dollar value trigger amount for requiring probate is all over the map by state.......anywhere from $0 to $150K.

The book doesn't mention funeral costs. My dad's conventional funeral had a cost of $11K.......and this does not include cemetery plot and tombstone.

As the book mentions, settling an estate of a spouse who dies first, can be greatly simplified by actions taken prior to death. Bank accounts or CD's with POD to surviving spouse simplifies things. Joint custody of property can also simplify things. Of course the challenge for most people is even thinking about death......let alone plan for it.

All-in-all an easy to read book with no heavy legal jargon. I recommend it for people getting into the executor role for the first time.

4 out of 5 stars

Great book! October 13, 2009
Sue O. (Warren, MI United States)
This book was very helpful and gave me all the information I was looking for.

4 out of 5 stars

A great book for new executors November 19, 2008
Texas Rose (ALBANY, GA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I got this book because I have been appointed the executor for my father, and I needed to know what was expected of me and what he and I needed to talk about. So this book has been a great help in getting our conversation started. However, this should not be the only source of information. The main thing I learned from this book was that being an executor is more complicated than I thought, and much of the work needs to be done BEFORE the person dies! There are so many conversations about money, belongings, people, wishes and desires that need to be discussed, and this does not even begin to include all the medical questions one might need to cover!!! So, if you are being asked to be an executor prior to the death of a person, GREAT, because you can now use this book - and others - to sit down and make some plans.

1 out of 5 stars

executor October 3, 2008
executor
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

PA state inhertince tax book tells you everything in this book for free and it is available for download from the state. I wish I had not bought the book.

5 out of 5 stars

Not just for executors... April 20, 2008
James L. Fischer (Chandler, AZ)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Not only is this a first rate guide for someone who wants to do his best for the beneficiaries of a will or trust, but it also an excellent resource for anyone who wishes to identify and repair the weak points of his own will or trust. There is also a short, but detailed summary of how to prepare a proper Letter of Instructions for the executor of your own estate.

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