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Opening an Estate Bank Account: A Guide for NZ Executors
Read guide: Opening an Estate Bank Account: A Guide for NZ ExecutorsThe executor had finally received probate. For weeks, estate money had been scattered across restricted bank accounts, an investment provider, a property manager and several…
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When the Family Trust Owns the Assets
Read guide: When the Family Trust Owns the AssetsThe executor thought the estate contained a house, a rental property and several investment accounts. The deceased had managed all of them, paid the bills…
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Paying the Estate’s Bills in the Right Order
Read guide: Paying the Estate’s Bills in the Right OrderThe executor opened the deceased’s mail and found three demands waiting. The first was a funeral invoice. The second was a credit-card statement. The third…
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Balancing the Estate Books
Read guide: Balancing the Estate BooksThe executor thought the estate accounts would be simple. There had been a house, two bank accounts and three beneficiaries. The house sold for more…
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When the Estate Keeps Earning Money
Read guide: When the Estate Keeps Earning MoneyThe executor expected the estate to sit quietly while probate was completed. Instead, rent continued arriving from the deceased’s investment property. A company paid a…
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Probate Without a Lawyer: A Careful DIY Guide
Read guide: Probate Without a Lawyer: A Careful DIY GuideThe executor had read the will three times. The appointment was clear. There was one original will, one executor, no handwritten changes and no obvious…
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Where Your NZ Probate Application Really Goes
Read guide: Where Your NZ Probate Application Really GoesThe executor lived in Dunedin. The deceased had lived in Christchurch. Most of the estate’s property was in Auckland, and the executor’s co-applicant had recently…
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Probate Granted: The Real Work Begins
Read guide: Probate Granted: The Real Work BeginsThe executor opened the envelope and read the first line twice. Probate had been granted. After weeks of locating documents, checking names, swearing an affidavit…
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Waiting for Probate: How to Check Its Progress
Read guide: Waiting for Probate: How to Check Its ProgressThe executor posted the probate application on a Monday morning. The tracking record showed that the package had been delivered. The filing fee had left…
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