To settle an estate means to wind up personal, legal and financial affairs of the person who died (the “decedent”). Usually an executor of a will or trustee of a trust is in charge of the various tasks involved when someone dies.Immediate needs include locating the decedent’s important papers such as funeral and burial arrangements, wills, trusts, and possibly Veteran’s information that pertains to death or burial benefits.Some of the simpler, more [...]