books about: executor

books about: executor

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Executor

Estate & Trust Administration For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback))
Margaret Atkins Munro, Kathryn A. Murphy

For Dummies, 2008

Executing an estate or a trust fund is a big responsibility. Estate & Trust Management For Dummies contains advice for handling estates and trusts of any size. It offers solid pointers on reading and interpreting a will and other documents, and helping heirs avoid paying too much (or too little). It also shows you how to take care of a loved ...

The Executor's Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Settling an Estate for Personal Representatives, ...

Theodore E. Hughes, David Klein

Checkmark Books, 2001

A Must-Have Book For The Newly Appointed Executor
I purchased this book months ago to prepare myself for the future when I will have to handle my mother's affairs. To my absolute surprise, I have recently been appointed as administrator of my long lost cousin's estate. Yeap, he died intestate, without a will. ...

How to Administer an Estate

Stephen Christianson

Career Press, Inc., 2004

How to Administer an Estate: A Step-By-Step Guide for Families and Friends
Even for a lawyer who does not practice in this area of law, this book is a must-see to help you get through the often times confusing area of probate. The book is well suited to the law in any state, and is especially helpful if you are the family member who gets ...

Sell, Keep, or Toss?: How to Downsize a Home, Settle an Estate, and Appraise Personal Property

Harry L. Rinker

House of Collectibles, 2007

Really informative book, great job!
This book will help you cut the stress of downsizing your life or settling an estate in half or more with its no-nonsense, clearly defined step-by-step suggestions for organizing, evaluating and dispensing property. Legal, tax and other tips highlighted throughout, as ...

How to Settle an Estate (How to Settle An Estate)

Charles K. Plotnick, Stephen R. Leimberg

Plume, 2002

Tells you what you need to know
This book tells you nearly everything you need to know as an executor of an estate. It has lots of detailed information and practical advice. It is far superior (and cheaper, too!) than its competitor, ``Where There's a Will'' by Bauers. The information density is ...

The Executor's Guide: How to Administer an Estate Under a Will

Linda Kirby

Praeger Publishers, 2004

One of the best Estate Administraton & Settlement books available to executors and trustees that I have read. And I've read many
Wow, what a book! I loved it. I'm in the process of putting together an executor coaching company and as a result I am reading every book I can find on the subject of estate administration and settlement. This book is one of the few that is pretty comprehensive, well ...

The Executor's Handbook

Theodore E. Hughes

Checkmark Books, 2007

Short, sweet, and to the point!
[Book review I wrote for an earlier edition of this book.] After reading this book you can probably be an executor for an estate without hiring an attorney (assuming no legal documents have to be prepared or filed in court). I found this book in the reference ...

The Complete Book of Wills, Estates & Trusts, Third Edition

Alexander A. Bove

Holt Paperbacks, 2005

Excellent
The book is full of practical and in depth legal concepts. Well written and organized, and even humorous with his many examples. The full course.

The Complete Executor's Guidebook

Benjamin Berkley

Sphinx Publishing, 2007

By reading this book an executor will definitely be an educated consumer when consulting with an estate attorney!
I liked this book. It is one of the better books available to help an estate administrator better understand her job as Executor, Successor Trustee, or both. The book is split into four sections and 21 chapters and includes five appendices: §1. Preplanning and ...

Executor's Guide: Settling a Loved One's Estate or Trust

Mary Randolph

NOLO, 2008

Get this book before you must have it
As with other Nolo books that I have read, The Executor's Guide is very well organized and well written in "plain English". The index is useful to use the book as a reference. The book is specific for what to do and the types of issues you'll face after someone ...

Executor & Trustee Survival Guide

Douglas D. Wilson

Fiduciary Pub, 2001

Need executorship skills FAST? This is THE book!
If you are like me and find that any discussions of a financial or legal nature make you feel stupid or scared, then this book will put you at ease immediately. At a time when grief interferes with comprehension and yet when you MUST be able to perform the duties of ...

California Estate Administration: Guide for the California Paralegal
CLAS, Zella Mack

Delmar Cengage Learning, 1996

In the most populous state with one of the highest levels of income, estate administration is of paramount interest to all Californians and the law firms that serve them. This book explains the probate field for legal professionals, detailing the procedures from start to finish.

How to Probate & Settle an Estate Yourself, Without the Lawyer's Fees: The National Probate Kit

Benji O. Anosike

Do-It-Yourself Legal Publishers, 2000

A generic estate administration guide that only covers the basics and does some serious complaining about lawyer fees!
As estate administration books go, this is one of the better ones. I liked it pretty much. However, I very much disliked all the anti-lawyer comments used throughout the text. There was no need for them. The book has the potential to be a wonderful nuts and bolts guide ...

Basic Wills, Trusts, and Estates for Paralegals

Helewitz, Jeffrey A.

Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2008

A textbook for paralegals interested in learning things about estate administration work they would perform at a law office.
This book was OK. As I read it I got the feeling that it was a compilation of a community college instructor's notes he threw together to teach a course on estate administration to paralegal students. The key word in that last sentence was "threw." Although the author ...

Artists' Estates: Reputations In Trust

Rutgers University Press, 2005

An "art history" course of the late 20th century
This book provides a fascinating look at both some of the better known and some of the more obscure deceased artists of the second half of the 20th century and the efforts of heirs and dealers to maintain interest in the artists' work. It is fascinating and informative ...