At some point in everyone's life, everyone will be placed in the position of dealing with the death of a loved one. Arranging all the necessary details at such a difficult time can prove overwhelming. However, help is now at hand in this guide that covers all the essential aspects:
Drawing from the counsel of funeral directors, clergy, attorneys, estate planners, and psychologists and with references to Web sites and other sources of further information, this book provides straightforward and reassuring advice that is both practical and comforting at this difficult time.
- Ways to avoid probate and other estate problems while you're still alive through gifts and trusts
- Pre-funeral formalities, such as when the loved one dies in another state or country
- Selecting a funeral parlor and working with its director and clergy with regard to the funeral service
- Disposition of the remains, whether burial or cremation
- Probating the will or marshalling the assets if the deceased died intestate
- Survivor benefits and other financial and tax matters
- Mourning and grief therapy
- ISBN10 1628732679
- ISBN13 9781628732672
- Publish Date 15 November 2009
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Skyhorse Publishing
- Format eBook
- Pages 192
- Language English