Guides for executors
What an executor has to do, in order.
Plain-English guides to the administrative work of settling a US estate: the full checklist, the first weeks after a death, the agencies to notify, and the probate terms you will keep running into. General information, not legal advice.
Checklists
- The executor checklist: every task, in order
The full 150-task catalogue from the product, organized by phase, with what each step involves.
18 min read
- What to do when someone dies: a checklist for the first days, weeks, and months
The first 24 hours, the first week, the first month, and what can wait.
12 min read
The executor role
- What does an executor do? Duties and responsibilities, explained
The legal role, the fiduciary duty, and the work it actually involves.
11 min read
- How to settle an estate: the process from death to final distribution
The phases of estate settlement, how long each takes, and where estates get stuck.
13 min read
Tasks
- How to notify Social Security of a death
Who reports it, the number to call, and the payment that has to go back.
6 min read
- How many death certificates do I need?
Who asks for an original, how many to order, and how to get more later.
6 min read
Terms explained
- Letters Testamentary: what they are and how to get them
The court document that proves you are the executor, and why banks ask for it.
7 min read
- Small estate affidavit: settling a small estate without full probate
The shortcut for smaller estates, and the limits every state puts on it.
7 min read
Reading about it is step one. Tracking it is step two.
The Executor Hub turns the checklist into a working to-do list for one estate, with a private timeline the family can read. The catalogue is free; one-time $79 per estate unlocks family updates and the PDF record.