Step-by-step guides for specific executor tasks
Have a question about this? Ask the Guide → the chat widget at the bottom-right of this page can answer it. Reading time: 6 minutes | The Executor’s Guide — Plain English. Step by step. Written for the person who just found out. Before you distribute the estate, you need to prepare estate accounts —…
Have a question about this? Ask the Guide → the chat widget at the bottom-right of this page can answer it. Reading time: 7 minutes | The Executor’s Guide — Plain English. Step by step. Written for the person who just found out. One of the most important early tasks as executor is building a…
Have a question about this? Ask the Guide → the chat widget at the bottom-right of this page can answer it. Reading time: 8 minutes | The Executor’s Guide — Plain English. Step by step. Written for the person who just found out. Real property — a house, unit, investment property, or block of land…
Have a question about this? Ask the Guide → the chat widget at the bottom-right of this page can answer it. Reading time: 8 minutes | The Executor’s Guide — Plain English. Step by step. Written for the person who just found out. One of the most misunderstood parts of being an executor is dealing…
Have a question about this? Ask the Guide → the chat widget at the bottom-right of this page can answer it. Reading time: 8 minutes | The Executor’s Guide — Plain English. Step by step. Written for the person who just found out. Distribution is the final stage of estate administration — but it is…
Have a question about this? Ask the Guide → the chat widget at the bottom-right of this page can answer it. Reading time: 7 minutes | The Executor’s Guide — Plain English. Step by step. Written for the person who just found out. Valuing the estate is a mandatory step in every administration. You need…
Have a question about this? Ask the Guide → the chat widget at the bottom-right of this page can answer it. Reading time: 7 minutes | The Executor’s Guide — Plain English. Step by step. Written for the person who just found out. This is a practical, sequential checklist for administering a deceased estate in…
Have a question about this? Ask the Guide → the chat widget at the bottom-right of this page can answer it. Reading time: 6 minutes | The Executor’s Guide — Plain English. Step by step. Written for the person who just found out. Most estate disputes in Australia are not caused by legal complexity —…
Have a question about this? Ask the Guide → the chat widget at the bottom-right of this page can answer it. Reading time: 6 minutes | The Executor’s Guide — Plain English. Step by step. Written for the person who just found out. Digital accounts are the most commonly overlooked part of estate administration, and…
Have a question about this? Ask the Guide → the chat widget at the bottom-right of this page can answer it. Reading time: 7 minutes | The Executor’s Guide — Plain English. Step by step. Written for the person who just found out. Bank accounts are one of the first things an executor has to…