How to Settle an Estate A Manual for Executors and Trustees

Settling an Estate Has Just Become Easier... Being appointed executor or trustee of an estate is a responsibility that can be daunting. You are held accountable for legal and financial decisions that can have far-reaching consequences for everyone involved. How to Settle an Estate is an indispensable guide that takes you step by step through this maze, making legal procedures and complicated tax laws easy to understand. In clear, practical terms, estate management experts Charles K. Plotnick, L.L.B., and Stephan R. Leimberg, J.D., provide you with invaluable advice on how to: Raise cash for immediate estate expenses * Work through insurance claims * Manage real estate * Distribute assets * File legal documents, forms, letters, and notices * Pay taxes without incurring costly fines * Know when to hire a lawyer, an accountant, a stockbroker, and other professionals * Handle dividends * Administer a living trust ... and much more Completely revised and updated to include the most recent federal tax law changes, as well as important information on living wills, How to Settle an Estate will help you protect your heirs while insuring minimum liability for yourself.Plotnick, Charles K. is the author of 'How to Settle an Estate A Manual for Executors and Trustees', published 2002 under ISBN 9780452283428 and ISBN 0452283426.