Where There's a Will: A Guide for the Executor or Administrator of the Estate of a Decedent

By F. William Bauers Jr.

Book by Bauers, F. William, Jr. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966061136
• ISBN13: 9780966061130
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Edgewood Pub Co
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

For anyone bearing the heavy burden of duty

Where There's A Will...: A Guide For The Executor Or Administrator Of An Estate experienced estate executor and administrator F. William Bauers, Jr. is a practical, accessible, no-nonsense guide for anyone charged with the somber responsibility of being the executor or administrator of an estate. Within its pages are countless useful sample forms as well as solid and practical information concerning money and tax issues, obligatory duties, required notifications, and much more. Enhanced with a glossary of commonly-used terms, as well as 29 appendices (including forms in use, samples of letters to be written, financial presentations, and tax forms) Where There's A Will... is very highly recommended for anyone bearing the heavy burden of duty.

This books is written clearly and it is user-friendly.

Where There's A Will is written in a clear and usable style. The pages are large which make the book easier to read and to lay open. The information is presented succintly, logically and sequentally. How to Settle An Estate (a smaller book which would naturally require more pages for equal content) was published in 1986 and some of the information is out of date. Comparing the number of pages is not as important as the comparison of content. How to Settle an Estate is more difficult to read and follow. This book was authored by two professors and appears to be taken from lectures to their law classses over a period of time. There is repetition and the entire text would have to be read more than once in order to follow it. For an ordinary grieving person who is appointed as an executor to an estate, Where There's a Will is more readily understandable and more immediately applicable to the situation at hand.

Very Interesting and Informative.

This book is filled with useful information for anyone responsible for the estate of a loved one or friend. It is also very helpful in planning your own estate. It is written in a very readable and compassionate style and I highly recommend it.

This book is an excellent resource and easy to use.

Although I have not yet been the executor of an estate, someday I will be required to perform the duties of one. I plan to use this book as my guide. When my husband and I set up our estate, Where There's a Will...provided useful information for the direction of our own executor. Legal information for the lay person is frequently written in a dry or boring style, but this author is interesting and readable. It's difficult to think about the death of our loved ones. Painful as it can be we need to be prepared to carry out their final wishes. A resource like this will provide answers to confusing questions during what can be an overwhelming time of life.

An excellent resource if you are named executor of a will.

This book is an excellent guide to have if you are named executor of an estate. It takes a common-sense approach to the tasks of being an executor--getting court approval, finding all the necessary documents, dividing up the estate according to the will, and tying up all the loose ends. Bauers knows his topic: he's been executor for seven different wills. The book starts with a chapter about a most unusual estate Bauers was involved in settling, featuring international intrigue and possible foul play. Then comes a chapter describing the basic responsibilities of an executor. The meat of the book begins with Chapter 3, which contains a list of 26 "duties"--just about every task an executor might have to do. These are spelled out in detail in the remaining 17 chapters. There's an absolute minimum of legalese. The book includes copies of some of the many forms you may encounter and sample letters and worksheets you can use as an executor.