Understand how creditors’ claims impact a beneficiary’s claims Understand the key provisions in a will or trust Understand the duties of an executor or trustee in relation to beneficiaries and other third parties Identify trusts, wills, and other documents encountered, & their uses Understand the stages of an estate administration including costs, collections, payment of debts/taxes, & distribution to beneficiaries Be aware of the duties a fiduciary and members of the estate planning team owe to creditors, beneficiaries, and the courts

Issues involved when settling an estate – marshaling of assets, payment of creditors, and distribution and accounting to beneficiaries Explaining the needs and limitations of durable powers of attorney, health care directives, and living wills Why a will is probated, and on what grounds it may be challenged Comprehensive checklists on how to read a will, duties of an executor and trustee, and much more Identification and report of estate assets What to do and what not to do as a fiduciary, executor, or trustee – duty of care, investment, informing, payment of debts and taxes, & defending a will contest How executors and trustees interact with beneficiaries Elective shares, and when a spouse might make that choice What a trustee needs to know about incompetents and minors Rights of creditors, third parties, and beneficiaries Key issues in transferring property to a trust and from a trust or estate to a beneficiary Identifying income, estate, and inheritance taxes Fiduciary accounting – principal and income concepts An introduction to drafting an account, and why it is relevant Administration of revocable trusts Estate basis reporting