The Complete Executor's Guidebook: A Step-By-Step Guide for Executors and Perosnal Representatives - Tapa blanda

Berkley, Benjamin

 
9781572486041: The Complete Executor's Guidebook: A Step-By-Step Guide for Executors and Perosnal Representatives
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ISBN 10: 157248604X ISBN 13: 9781572486041
Editorial: Sphinx Publishing, 2007

Sinopsis

A step-by-step guide to settling a loved one's estate.

Being an executor or personal representative is no easy task. For many, the job comes at a time of high emotion and is something that has never been done before. The Complete Executor's Guidebook is here to help ease this troubling time and make this overwhelming task manageable.

It gives you everything you need to navigate through all the paperwork and responsibility that comes with this role. It takes you step-by-step though all of the legal and financial matters that must be completed and provides you with a plan to timely settle an estate. With it you will feel confident that you are doing everything you need to do, such as:

- Preparing for your role as an executor or trustee
- Making claims for insurance, social security and other benefits
- Understanding the will or trust provisions
- Handling situations when documents are missing
- Going to court
- Dealing with taxes
- Finding your state's laws
- Working with lawyers, accountants, insurance agents and others

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Acerca del autor

Benjamin H. Berkley received his law degree from Western State University Law School. He is licensed in the State of California and is admitted to the United States Supreme Court. He has practiced law for more than 30 years and is a network attorney for many employer-sponsored legal plans as well as the AARP Legal Network, which he has addressed at their annual conference in Anaheim, California. Through representation of his clients, he has become an advocate of the rights of seniors as well as the disabled. He has appeared on dozens of talk shows and been a guest on Retirement Living, anchored by former Today show host John Palmer. Mr. Berkley is in private practice and lives with his wife in Southern California. He may be contacted by visiting his website at www.benberkley.com or www.berkleylaw.net.

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A Step-By-Step Guide to Settling a Loved One's Estate
You?ve lost someone close to you, and now you?ve been named the executor of the estate. What does that entail? What does that even mean?
The Complete Executor's Guidebook takes you step-by-step through the confusing probate process from start to finish. This book explains everything you need to know to successfully serve as an executor of an estate in a simple, easy-to-understand way.
--I?m not a lawyer. What do all of these words mean?
--Do I have to be the executor of an estate if I?m named, or can I turn it down?
--What exactly does an executor have to do?
--What if I make a mistake?
--Can I get in trouble?
--How long will the entire process take?
--Will I get paid for being an executor?
--What if there is something wrong with the will?
--What if there isn?t a will at all?
The Complete Executor's Guidebook will help you through the entire process and keep you from making some very costly mistakes. This is the best book to give you the legal support you need at a time when you need it the most.
?This easy to read, well-organized and practical guide for executors is...written from personal experience by an estate planning attorney who knows his stuff.?
-John Palmer, Host, The Prudent Advisor, Retirement Living Television and former news anchor, The Today Show

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Editorial
Sphinx Publishing
Año de publicación
2007
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
157248604X
ISBN 13 
9781572486041
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
336
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