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The Executor’s First Seven Days
Read guide: The Executor’s First Seven DaysThe first call may come before sunrise. A parent, sibling or close friend has died, and somewhere in the first few stunned conversations, someone says,…
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The Executor’s Paper Trail
Read guide: The Executor’s Paper TrailThe estate had been distributed three years earlier. The house was sold, the beneficiaries were paid and the executor believed the administration was finished. To…
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The Search for a Missing Will
Read guide: The Search for a Missing WillThe family had searched every drawer in the house. They found insurance papers, old bank statements, passports that had expired years earlier and a folder…
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The Executor’s First 30 Days: A Practical New Zealand Checklist
Read guide: The Executor’s First 30 Days: A Practical New Zealand ChecklistThe first month after a death can feel strangely divided. On one side, there is grief: funeral arrangements, family conversations, memories, shock and exhaustion. On…
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Probate Errors That Bring an Estate to a Standstill
Read guide: Probate Errors That Bring an Estate to a StandstillThe probate application looked ready. The executor had located the original will, ordered the death certificate and carefully signed the affidavit. The papers were filed…
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When Will the Estate Be Paid Out?
Read guide: When Will the Estate Be Paid Out?Three months after her father’s death, Mia received a message from her brother. “Probate has been granted. Why haven’t we been paid?” It sounded like…
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When an Executor’s Mistake Becomes Personal
Read guide: When an Executor’s Mistake Becomes PersonalThe house had sold, the bank accounts were closed and the executor could finally see the finish line. There was enough money to pay every…
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