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New, improved and brimful with impartial advice and practical information, this book will go a long way to making a difficult subject simpler for you, your family and the executors of your Will. It will help you make informed decisions and, once completed, save an incalculable amount of stress for your family and offer invaluable assistance for your executors. By carrying out some simple forward planning by completing your Last Orders you will effectively be lending a helping hand at a time when your nearest and dearest need it most. From whom to contact, the location of your Will, your funeral wishes, how to distribute your belongings, the care of your pet and more, this book will replace confusion with clarity. And, have no doubt, once this checklist is needed by your executors, you will be thanked endlessly for having taken the time to assist them. The first edition was recommended to clients by top tier law firms, Will writers, financial advisors and - not least - used by thousands of families across the U.K. This second edition will almost certainly save time, untold levels of angst and take most, if not all, of the guesswork out of administering your estate.

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* Top Ten Book of 2019 - The Law Society Gazette; Patricia C Byron's excellent book is not about drafting a will but rather the importance of preparing a letter of wishes to your executors. Last Orders covers your wishes on every conceivable subject connected to death, such as funeral arrangements, details of assets, and other details to make life less costly and stressful for the executor. - The Law Society Gazette; ' Last Orders is a very practical guide to prompting and guiding the discussion with family and friends about what you want when you die.....with its detailed guidelines and checklist [it] really is the perfect way to start the conversation... ' - Manchester Law Society Messenger; 'Its completion would make the executor's job easier.' - Gill Steel, LawSkills Monthly Digest; There is so much useful and invaluable guidance crammed into just 96 pages. Our lives are constantly changing and becoming increasingly complex, as are the matters that require attention when we die. Completion of a detailed and thoughtful checklist such as Information envisaged by Patricia in this title, will ease the burden on those who are left behind and they will be grateful for it. - STEP Journal.

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When Patricia C Byron was asked to be executor of her friend's Will, she had no choice but to think quickly. Her friend was terminally ill and, having already assisted in the handling of both her father's estate and a friend's recent death, Patricia knew the enormity of the task she was being asked to take on. She also knew that she needed vital answers to some difficult questions. Just a few months before her friend sadly passed away, Patricia wrote the first edition of Last Orders to assist them both. But when her mother died suddenly just one year later, Patricia learnt even more about the challenges and the complications that can arise when dealing with death. She has written for, amongst others, the Manchester Evening News, Mature Times, STEP Journal, Berkshire Life and presented talks to thousands of members of the general public on the importance of leaving clear, unambiguous instructions about our final wishes. She runs a successful publishing house, Stellar Books, and lives in Bowdon, Cheshire.

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