When Someone Dies
In Illinois
All The Legal and Practical Things You Need To Do
by Amelia E. Pohl, esq. with Illinois attorney Chester M. PrezybyloThis series has been done on about half of the states so far, and Pohl is planning to do this for all of them, and so if you live in a state other than Illinois, this probably applies to your version as well.
This book puts the legaleese concerning death in readable terms. It talks about how to leave your things to the people you want to leave them to, and how to deal with the things you may inherit. One thing I did not know that I find interesting, is that any will that does not mention the decedent's children is not valid. For example, if my father wrote a will and wanted to estrange me, he would have to say that, and not simply leave me out. And if he wrote a will before I was born, he would have to add an addendum about whether he wanted me to inherit. A glossary is included in the back. Advice for how to deal psychologically is also included.
Meant to be a reference book, this book is for people worried about their own deaths or who think they stand to inherit at someone else's death. I found this an interesting read although I do not fall into that category. I advise this book for people not yet dealing with death because you will not want to have to integrate this knowledge when you are already dealing with a stressful situation, namely death.
Educational reading.
