This guide covers probate and estate administration from the moment of death to final discharge, for the personal representative doing the work and the lawyer advising them. Part 1 covers the probate versus non-probate distinction that determines how much of an estate the will controls at all, and why a beneficiary designation defeats a will. Part 2 covers venue, ancillary administration, and the narrow probate exception to federal jurisdiction confirmed in Marshall v. Marshall. Part 3 covers the appointment routes from small estate affidavit to supervised administration, letters, and bond. Part 4 covers the fiduciary duties that attach on qualification and the seven places personal liability actually arises. Part 5 covers the inventory, where assets hide, and the safe-deposit-box circularity problem. Part 6 covers creditor claims, the two-part notice Tulsa Professional requires, priority, and insolvent estates. Part 7 covers the three tax returns, their deadlines, and the portability election that is skipped at great cost. Part 8 covers spousal protections, accounting, distribution, receipts, and discharge, and Parts 9 through 13 cover intestacy, will contests, timelines, worked examples, and practice notes.