If you need to wrap up the affairs of a loved one who has died, you may feel overwhelmed -- especially when you're grieving. But you can do it, and this book will show you how.

"A plain-English guide to managing an estate."--Back cover.

"Many of you, regardless of your feelings on the matter, will eventually be appointed as executor of your parents', spouse's, or another's estate. Just calling an attorney isn't enough. Settling a decedent's estate may require the combined expertise of accountants, appraisers, auctioneers, realtors, bankers, brokers, insurance companies, a myriad of bureaucrats, and, yes, even lawyers. Where do you start? How do you empty a house crammed with a lifetime's...