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== Step 9: Account to the Beneficiaries ==
== Step 9: Account to the Beneficiaries ==
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Before you distribute the estate among the beneficiaries, you must give them an accounting of your administration of the estate and they must agree with it.  
Before you distribute the estate among the beneficiaries, you must give them an accounting of your administration of the estate and they must agree with it.  


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| text = The beneficiaries must approve your statement of accounts. In seeking their approval, you should ask them to sign a release. In the release, the beneficiary agrees, in consideration for receiving the gift from the estate, not to make any claims against you related to your work as executor.  
| text = The beneficiaries must approve your statement of accounts. In seeking their approval, you should ask them to sign a release. In the release, the beneficiary agrees, in consideration for receiving the gift from the estate, not to make any claims against you related to your work as executor.  
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== Step 10: Distribute the Estate ==
== Step 10: Distribute the Estate ==
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