This easy-to-read guide answers all the questions every executor and heir should ask:
- Who starts the probate process?
- When is probate needed? And when can you avoid probate?
- Where should you probate an estate? Which Country? State? County?
- How long does probate take?
- How much does probate cost?
- What are letters testamentary?
- How to settle an estate
- How are estate debts paid?
- How to file final tax returns
- How to close an estate
- Why being an executor can be difficult
- How to choose the best executor
- How executors should deal with common complaints from heirs
- What to expect when you’re an heir
- Why being an heir can be frustrating