ABA/AARP Checklist for Family Survivors (eBook)

A Guide to Practical and Legal Matters When Someone You Love Dies

Sally Balch Hurme (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
241 Seiten
American Bar Association (Verlag)
978-1-62722-283-9 (ISBN)

Infos

When someone you love dies, dealing with the personal and financial affairs — on top of the emotional trauma — can be overwhelming. With this first-of-its-kind manual from the American Bar Association and AARP, you can take comfort in knowing that you can handle with ease the matters that arise upon your loved one’s death.

The personal record-keeping workbook, with an accompanying CD-ROM, walks you through the process step by step. The ABA/AARP Checklist for Family Survivors covers these topics and more:

Applying for survivors’ benefits
Paying outstanding bills and handling insurance
Sorting through the stuff, physical and digital
Writing the obituary and dealing with the funeral home
Navigating the grief process and taking care of yourself

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A practical resource for dealing with family matters upon death, this first-of-its-kind publication from the American Bar Association and AARP - the nation's leading associations in the law and the advancement of issues that matter most to people 50+ and their families - helps answer the myriad of questions surrounding what needs to be done following a loved one's passing. This must-have book guides you through the steps to wrap up the personal and financial affairs of the loved one who died. Although the ABA/AARP Checklist for Family Survivors: A Guide to Practical and Legal Matters When Someone You Love Dies does not provide legal advice, it does include legal reasons, implications and complications that cover a variety of questions loved ones face upon death. In each chapter, you'll find convenient checklists to help guide you through the difficult time. Chapter topics include:Applying for survivors' benefits Checking on insurance benefits Sorting through the stuff Getting ready for probate Taking care of yourself And more! The ABA/AARP Checklist for Family Survivors is not intended as a sit-down-and-read book. It is a workbook designed to help you understand what you need to do following a loved one's death guided by simple yet thorough forms. Whether you fill in the forms in the book or use the CD-ROM included in the back cover, you can take comfort in knowing that the matters upon a loved one's death can be handled with ease. While there are a number of books directed to the widow on matters of grief and financial planning, this is the first - from AARP and the American Bar Association's Senior Lawyers Division - comprehensive guide that answers questions for family survivors in one straightforward book.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.3.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Recht / Sonstiges
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Besonderes Schuldrecht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Familienrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: AARP • AARP Checklist • AARP Checklist for Family Survivors • aba • affairs of a loved one • American Bar Association • applying for survivors' benefits • Bereavement • checklist for end-of-life • checklist for last will and testament • checklist for personal affairs • checklist for will • dealing with family matters upon death • death of a family member • death of a loved one • Estate Planning • Estates • Family • family matters upon death • Family trusts • family workbook • financial affairs at death • Grief • insurance • last will and testament • last wishes • Loss • passing of a loved one • personal affairs at death • personal finance • probate • senior lawyers • survivor benefits • Trusts • when someone you love dies • widow • Wills • wrapping up personal affairs
• ISBN-10: 1-62722-283-9 / 1627222839
• ISBN-13: 978-1-62722-283-9 / 9781627222839