This is a book intended to assist anyone and
everyone. It deals with that perennial taboo, the
subject of death. It is not a will, nor should it be
considered as such. It is however, the essential guide
to producing your Letter of Wishes and which, once
completed correctly, should save incalculable amounts of
stress to those you leave behind and take most, if not
all, of the guesswork out of the administration of an
estate. It will offer a vast amount of helpful
information about whom your executors should contact,
the funeral you would wish for, your finances, your
belongings, and even your pets. This book is simple yet
comprehensive. Its usefulness cannot be overstated. You
may not feel you need such a book, but consider this
scenario: Imagine your child, sibling, or friend is
executor to your will. When the sad time comes to wind
up your estate, where would they start? Would they be
able, for example, to answer the following questions:
Who do you wish to have informed of your passing? Is
there a family cemetery plot and where is the paperwork
to support that? Where are the deeds to your house?
Where is your will? Have you registered as an organ
donor? Who has spare sets of keys to your house? Who
knows the code to your burglar alarm? Or does your home
have a safe? Who is to take care of your pet poodle
Pandora? Equally important, who do you not want to take
care of Pandora??? There are over 100 simple, but
pertinent questions which need to be answered by you in
Last Orders. Those answers will eradicate doubt and
offer clarity to the executors of your will and those
you leave behind. In researching Last Orders, Patricia C
Byron consulted with solicitors, funeral directors, the
Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners, The Law
Society, MENCAP, but perhaps most telling of all, is
that she has personal knowledge and experience of
administering estates. Since its launch in the Spring of
2010, and following the author being interviewed on the
BBC's Radio 4 Woman's Hour, Last Orders sold out and
went to reprint. It has since become a staple item for
those wishing to put their affairs in order. Along with
the general public, there are now law firms within the
UK Legal 500 using Last Orders for their Will-making
clients as well as members of the Society of Trusts and
Estate Practitioners, estate planners and independent
financial advisors. |
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