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So you've been appointed executor / Tom Carter.

Carter, Tom (G. Thomas), 1950- (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9781770402645 (paperback)
ISBN: 1770402640 (paperback)
Physical Description: xvi, 127 p. ; 26 cm.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: North Vancouver, BC : Self-Counsel Press, 2015.

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Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Part I. To be, or not to be, an executor - 1. Finding or choosing an executor - 2. The FAQs of life for executors -- Part II. The eight duties of the executor - 3. Duty number 1. Make reasonable funeral arrangements - 4. Duty number 2. Find and take control of the assets of the deceased - 5. Duty number 3. Prepare an inventory, value of the assets, and keep an account - 6. Duty number 4. Find and probate the will, if necessary - 7. Duty number 5. Deal with debts and claims against the estate - 8. Duty number 6. Pay any taxes owing by the deceased and the estate - 9. Duty number 7. Account to, and get releases from, the beneficiaries - 10. Duty number 8. Distribute to the beneficiaries -- Part III. Two typical estates - 11. Applying the eight duties to two typical estates -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Samples.