The Executor"s Handbook is a step-by-step guide for estate executors and personal representatives. Covering everything from probate to wills to liquid assets, it helps readers determine the best course of action as an executor. Updates to this edition include: New information on wills New types of bank accounts, such as pay-on death accounts The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 The increasingly common use of trusts All state and federal laws, in texts and tables.