The Complete Probate Kit

by F. Bruce Gentry, Jens C. Appel III, Gentry, et al.

Book Overview

The first step-by-step guide to cover the entire probate process in plain everyday language. The Complete Probate Kit Over 5,000 estates enter the probate process every day in the United States--a process which you most probably will be involved in at least once in your lifetime. Each case, by law, requires either an executor or administrator to settle the estate. The Complete Probate Kit, the most comprehensive book of its kind, provides you with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471534927
• ISBN13: 9780471534921
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.6" x 10.6"

Customer Reviews

Good introduction to probate

Contains a good overview of the process with many things I wasn't aware of. After reading this I felt much more comfortable going to my attorney. I now understood the terms and lingo involved with a relative's estate. The state by state differences tables were good to have as well. My only nit is that this is somewhat out of date. A revised edition would remedy that, though.

Probate kit

This book had good lists and other information. I did use it for reference but ultimately needed an attorney to navigate through the probate system of another state. For simple estates this might be a worthwhile reference book, but if there is anything complicated and if you are not versed in interpreting lawyerly language it could be difficult.

Rampant Elder Abuse and Fraud Colored By Probate Law: Guardi

Reports of guardians stealing from their wards' bank accounts and other wise abusing guardianship powers are surfacing with disturbing regularity. 'This problem is going to get bigger and bigger,' says E. Bentley Lipscomb, AARP's Florida state director and a former state secretary of elder affairs. - GUARDIANS DRAWING INCREASED SCRUTINY, AARP Bulletin. Read also "The Retirement Nightmare" by Dr. Diane Armstrong. Get the real truth about the fraud and abuse of the elderly and not so elderly by a corrupt probate system, judges, guardians, conservators, and estate lawyers.

The Complete Probate Kit

The book is a worthy investment because it provides astep-by-step explanation of the probate process and therequisite forms. Employees in the typical public probateoffice are not necessarily required to instruct the publicon the intricacies of filling out these forms. Therefore,a probate kit is an invaluable tool which depicts sampleexecuted forms in accordance with accepted format andcontent standards.

The Complete Probate Kit

The Complete Probate Kit lives up to its name, and as the name indicates ("Kit"), presents the information in a format easy for readers to follow. Information is presented in both text and table format, making it very easy to read and understand. The authors have done an excellent job including information important not only during, but also before, the probate process a period often ignored. Another area that is given good coverage in this book is Intestate Succession, an area that is not easy to find information on outside of very technical, professional publications. A great reference for any Personal Representative.