ÿþ <head> <title>Minnesota Estate Administration Deskbook with PDF Forms on CD-ROM, 3rd Edition - Contents and Authors</title> <base target="_self"> </head> <p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#000000">Minnesota Estate Administration Deskbook with PDF Forms on CD-ROM, 3rd Edition</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 24px"> <i><font face="Arial" size="2">Susan J. Link &amp; Matthew Shea, Co-Editors </font></i></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633" size="4">Table of Contents</font><b><font face="Arial" color="#CC6633" size="3"> </font></b></p> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="12" cellpadding="0" id="table1"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="100%"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="1">CHAPTER ONE</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Getting Started<br> </b>Introduction; Minnesota Statutes; Glossary of Terms; Engagement Letters; Fees of Attorney for Personal Representative; Death Certificates; The Personal Representative; Jurisdiction, Venue and Pleadings; Probate vs. Non-Probate Assets; Attorney Tasks for Non-Probate Assets; Intestate Succession; Checklist of Initial Questions; Sample Engagement Letter; Table of Minnesota Heirship<br> <i>- Andrea S. Breckner</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="1">CHAPTER TWO</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Opening an Estate, Inventory and Disclaimers<br> </font></b><font face="Arial" size="2">Introduction; Choosing Formal or Informal Proceedings; Informal or Formal Proceedings; Informal Commencement  Minn. Stat. §§ 524.3-301 524.3-311; Formal Administration  Minn. Stat. §§ 524.3-401 524.3-505; The Personal Representative; The Initial Documentation; Inventory and Record Keeping; Selecting a Bookkeeping System; Special Administration; Distribution of Assets; Non-Ademption; Interim Orders; Disclaimers; Minor Heirs and Devisees; Conclusion; Foreign Consul List; Sample Filled Forms<br> <i>- Susan J. Link, Matthew Shea &amp; Cynthia R. Costello</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="1">CHAPTER THREE</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Creditors Claims<br> </font></b><font face="Arial" size="2">Introduction; Definition of  Claims  Minn. Stat. § 524.1-201(6); Assets Subject to Claims; Procedural Issues<br> <i>- Mary E. Shearen </i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="1">CHAPTER FOUR</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Real Estate<br> </font></b><font face="Arial" size="2">Introduction; Powers of a Personal Representative with Respect to Interests in Real Estate; Management of Real Estate; Sale of Real Estate; Distribution of Interests in Real Estate; Special Situations for Real Estate; Environmental Issues for the Fiduciary; Appendix - Excerpts from Minnesota Title Standards, White Pages<br> <i>- Christopher B. Hunt</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="1">CHAPTER FIVE</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Taxation Issues<br> </font></b><font face="Arial" size="2">Final Individual Income Tax Return; Fiduciary Income Tax Preliminaries; Fiduciary Income Tax Calculation; Estate Tax Return; Gift Tax Returns; Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax; Assessment and Discharge; Resources; Conclusion; Exhibit A: Summary of 2001 Act Estate Tax Changes<br> <i>- John R. Bedosky</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="1">CHAPTER SIX</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Contests and Compromises and the Spousal Elective Share<br> </font></b><font face="Arial" size="2">Introduction; Will Construction; Will Contests; Settlement Agreements; Alternative Dispute Resolution in Contested Matters; Elective Share of Surviving Spouse; Forms <br> <i>- Mary Alice Fleming &amp; Cameron Seybolt</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="1">CHAPTER SEVEN</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Closing and Distribution<br> </font></b><font face="Arial" size="2">Introduction; General Considerations; The Final Account; Informal Closing Procedures; Procedures in Formal Closings; Distribution of Assets; Distributions to Persons Under Disability, to Trustees, and to Devisees Refusing to Accept the Distribution or Unknown Devisees; Discharge of Personal Representative; Correction of Errors; Exhibits<br> <i>- Alison J. Midden</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="1">CHAPTER EIGHT</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Miscellaneous Procedures<br> </font></b><font face="Arial" size="2">Introduction; Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit; Summary Proceedings; Subsequent Administration; Determination of Descent; Notice of Homestead Claim; Sample Filled Forms<br> <i>- Cindy J. Ackerman</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="1">CHAPTER NINE</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Professional Responsibility<br> </font></b><font face="Arial" size="2">Introduction; Competence; Scope of Representation; Diligence and Communication; Attorney s Fees; Conflicts of Interest; The Attorney as Witness; Dealing with the Court; Dealing with Unrepresented Persons<br> <i>- Mary R. Vasaly</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="1">CHAPTER TEN<br> </font><b><font face="Arial" size="2">Ancillary Administration</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Introduction; Domiciliary Personal Representative Acting Without Local Qualification; Foreign Personal Representative Bringing Civil Actions in Minnesota; Qualification by Domiciliary Representative as a Foreign Personal Representative in Minnesota; Local Administration in Minnesota of the Estate of a Nonresident Decedent; Tax Aspects of Ancillary Administration; Jurisdiction Over Ancillary and Foreign Personal Representatives; Effect of Adjudication; Index of Forms<br> <i>- Cindy J. Ackerman</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;<b>Subject Index</b></font></td> </tr> </table> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 32px">&nbsp;</p>