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Estate
Administration answers
your most
pressing questions about estate administration. What actions should be
filed in
the probate division? What actions must be filed in the circuit
division? Over
which matters is there concurrent jurisdiction? Which Rules of Civil
Procedure apply
to probate proceedings and when? What special procedures are available
to
handle a small or simple estate? What rights do a surviving spouse and
children
have in the estate? What are the personal representative`s
responsibilities?
When can the personal representative be held liable for actions taken
and
decisions made regarding the estate? What if the decedent left a
business that
needs to be taken care of? What rights do the decedent`s creditors
have? What
is the procedure for filing a claim? In what order of priority should
the
decedent`s debts be paid? What if the decedent has property in more
than one
state? What is done differently in an independent administration? Who
may
contest a will or nonprobate transfer and on what grounds, and what are
the
procedures? What about a claim for tortious interference with an
inheritance
expectancy? What rules of construction apply to wills? How are
ambiguities
resolved? What if a client has been cheated out of an inheritance but
doesn`t
find out until after all the time limits for challenging the probate
administration have expired? What is a standby guardian? Find
practical advice about the beginning of
the probate process, such as time limits, things that must be included
in the
applications for letters, and how to obtain a will from a safe deposit
box.
Find sections on removal of a personal representative, contempt
(including the
possibility that the attorney may be found in contempt), proceedings
before
probate commissioners, and interpretation and construction of trusts
under the
MUTC. Find chapters on guardianship and conservatorship of
incapacitated
persons and of minors. This
companion volume to Trusts, Powers of
Attorney,
Custodianships, and Nonprobate Matters and Estate Planning
provides
essential assistance to attorneys through the estate administration
process. A
full-text, searchable CD-ROM that also contains the sample forms is
included
with the book. Table
of
Contents
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