BOOK REVIEW
By: Jeff Lippincott
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TITLE: Mississippi Probate and Estate Administration,
3d Ed. AUTHOR: Robert E. Williford COPYRIGHT: 2003 (but comes with annual update) ISBN: 1583361596 PUBLISHER: Thomson-West |
Jeff's comments:
This book provides a good overview of many of the relevant topics to consider when
performing executor duties for a decedent's estate in Mississippi.
Table of Contents (TOC):
1. Introduction
2. Probate in General
3. Intestate Administration
4. Probate in Common Form
5. Probate in Solemn Form
6. Temporary Administration
7. Qualification and Resignation of Executor or Administrator and Revocation
of Appointment
8. Assets of the Estate
9. Notice to Creditors and Probate of Claims
10. Inventory, Appraisement and Year's Support
11. Investment of Estate Assets and Raising Cash
12. Sales of Estate Assets
13. Allocation of Estate Assets
14. Valuation of Gross Estate
15. Estate Tax Return
16. Final Income Tax Return of Decedent
17. Fiduciary Income Tax Return
18. Gift Tax Returns
19. Executor's Commissions and Attorney's Fees
20. Accountings
21. Will Contests
22. Partial Distributions, Final Distributions and Discharge of the Executor
Copyright © 2006 by Jeff Lippincott. All rights reserved.