WHEN SOMEONE DIES: The Practical Guide to the Logistics of Death

Smith, Scott Taylor; Castleman, Michael

ISBN 10: 1476700214 / ISBN 13: 9781476700212

Published by Scribner/Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2013

About this Item

BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE. First Edition, First Printing. Logistics in the aftermath of the death of family members. Matters demanding attention even during great grief --- funeral, obituary, estate planning, probate, trusts, taxation. 226 pgs. 6 indepth chapters: 1, As Death Approaches; 2, Immediately After Death; 3, The Days After Death: Nonfinancial Issues; 4, The Days After Death: Financial Issues; 5, The Year After the Death; and 6, You're Done: Now Make Things East for Your Survivors, followed by appendix.

Seller Inventory # 017738

Bibliographic Details

• Title: WHEN SOMEONE DIES: The Practical Guide to the Logistics of Death
• Publisher: Scribner/Simon & Schuster, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1476700214
• ISBN 13: 9781476700212
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing
• Condition: NEW - COLLECTIBLE
• Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued
• Seller catalogs:
  • Reference/Resource
  • Advice/How-to/Self-help
  • Manual/Guide/Handbook/Instruction

About this title

Synopsis

A lawyer and venture capitalist provides a complete, practical guide for dealing with the concrete details surrounding the death of a loved one, from funeral and estate planning to navigating the complexities of online identities.

Scott Taylor Smith, a venture capitalist and lawyer, had plentiful resources, and yet after his mother died, he made a series of agonizing and costly mistakes in squaring away her affairs. He could find countless books that dealt with caring for the dying and the emotional fallout of death, but very few that dealt with the logistics.
In the aftermath of his mother’s death, Smith decided to write the book he wished he’d had. When Someone Dies provides readers with a crucial framework for making good, informed, money-saving decisions in the chaotic thirty days after a loved one dies and beyond. It provides essential, concrete guidance on:
• Making funeral and memorial service arrangements
• Writing an obituary
• Estate planning
• Contacting family and friends
• Handling your loved one’s online footprint
• Navigating probate
• Dealing with finances, including trusts and taxation
• And much, much more
Featuring concise checklists in each chapter, this guide offers answers to practical questions, enabling loved ones to save time and money and focus on healing.

About the Author

Scott Smith is a partner in Viant Capital, a San Francisco-based boutique investment bank and tech business incubator committed to providing emerging growth and small to mid-market companies with high quality strategic advisory and capital-raising services. When Someone Dies is his first book.

Michael Castleman has written more than 2,000 magazine and Web articles, four mystery novels, and thirteen nonfiction books in the fields of health and sexuality. During his thirty-five-year career as an award-winning journalist and novelist, his books have sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide.