Clear, practical guidance on New York decedents’ estates
This concise exposition explains the rights, duties, and powers of executors, administrators, trustees, and others involved in an estate. It helps you understand how to handle wills, administrations, taxes, and distributions with confidence.
This edition presents plain definitions and step‑by‑step procedures, so readers can follow the legal process from the moment a decedent dies through final settlement. It covers opening a estate, proving a will, letters of administration, temporary administration, and the handling of real and personal property, creditors, and heirs.
- How to determine if a will exists and how probate works in New York
- The roles of executors, administrators, and ancillary or temporary letters
- Rules around inventory, taxes, debts, and distributions to heirs
- Exemptions, dower and curtesy, and other property matters flagged for estates
Ideal for executors and administrators, heirs and beneficiaries, attorneys, and students seeking a practical guide to the estate process in New York.