Practice Notes on Executorship and Administration of Estates

This book is an excellent source of practical information relating to the powers, rights and duties of personal representatives responsible for handling an estate. It adopts a problem-solving approach and takes the reader step-by-step through the stages of obtaining a grant of probate, giving guidance on all the administrative aspects concerned, including: providing the will; payment of inheritance tax; distribution of the estate; and paying out assets and debts. The book provides useful examples, flowcharts, specimen forms and precedents, as well as a comprehensive glossary of terms.