The Widow's Resource: Volume One How to Solve the Financial and Legal Problems That Occur Within the First Six to Nine Months of Your Husban
Calligaro offers simple, specific suggestions, including providing form letters to help the widow apply for insurance, Social Security and veterans' benefits. She evens tells the new widow what office-type supplies she'll need to get started on sorting and inventorying legal, financial and insurance documents and keeping accurate up-to-date records in the future.  --Northwest Florida Daily News, March 10, 1998From applying for social security and life insurance benefits to managing finances, this workbook blends tips on organizing with practical advice to widows on how to handle the paperwork and financial concerns which will evolve over the months. Calligaro is a probate and estate planning attorney backed with fifteen years experience: her book is filled with practical advice.  --Midwest Book ReviewHappily married couples might prefer to die together, peacefully in their sleep. Unfortunately this seldom happens, and if the husband dies first, this book will help the widow deal with the legal and financial problems occurring within the first 6-9 months. Each chapter has a specific topic [Getting Organized, Probate, Applying for Insurance Benefits, etc.] with a "to do list", sample letters if appropriate, with short, pithy instructions in understandable English. There's a good index as well. If the wife was the principal breadwinner, this book applies equally to the surviving widower. Makes a practical gift to the recently bereaved.  --Baldwin Ledger, September, 1998This book is a great help for that women caught up in the horrible days following the loss of her husband. So many women have no idea where to go for help when their spouse dies or how to regain control of their lives. This book could help that person.  --The Nashville News, April 1, 1998