STAYING PREPARED WHEN ONE OF YOU IS LEFT BEHIND: WHAT MORE CAN WE DO?

This blog article is Part 5 in a series of posts on staying prepared if your spouse dies and you are the one left behind. It is natural to focus on traditional estate planning to prepare yourself for the legalities of death, and Wills, Trusts, powers of attorney, etc., achieve that. But when you are left behind, you do not always have the answers during such a difficult time.

This is where getting organized with documents such as a Family Facts Sheet, family binder, a household manual, and even a detailed form that has all of your marital financial affairs up to date and easily accessible can help. Each of these non-legal but timely documents serves as a reference guide for things like legal names and addresses, driver’s license information, bank account records, detailed home maintenance instructions, etc.



But what more can we do? How else can we prepare ourselves? Here are some additional steps to take now.

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Staying Prepared When One of You is Left Behind: Benefits of Pre-Planning a Funeral

It can be extremely challenging to get most people to talk about death. And for good reason - no one wants to think about passing away or losing a loved one. But with that said, more and more people today recognize the importance of planning ahead for these unfortunate times. Wills, Trusts, powers of attorney, etc., are critical documents to have in place sooner rather than later. And here is something else you may want to think about: pre-planning a funeral.

Surprising as this sounds, pre-planning your funeral, including burial directives, plots, etc., offers many advantages.



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