The Inheritor's Handbook A Definitive Guide for Beneficiaries

this is the first guide about the transfer of assets written from the recipient's perspective. it delves, not only into financial, legal, tax, and investment questions, but also into a far more sensitive area-the delicate art and science of communicating and negotiating about money and material goods with loved ones. rottenberg presents and offers solutions to a variety of potential scenarios, offering real-life examples as well as advice from experts. topics include: before death: talking with relatives about death, money, and inheritance; what you should know about their legal rights; the will; testamentary trusts.at death: the role of executors and trustees; accessing the will; what to do with assets; finding advisers; contesting the will on your own: dealing with trustees, lawyers, your fellow beneficiaries; planning your estate.