Helping Working People Provide Peace of Mind
to Their Loved Ones…

You know what they say, only two things are inevitable in life—death and taxes. Many people are hesitant about approaching anything having to do with the end of their life and the distribution of their assets, and understandably so. Nobody wants to focus on the Grim Reaper and everything that entails. But that’s not the right way to look at the situation. Yes everybody dies, but most of us are lucky enough to have people who love us in our lives.

For our loved ones our death is a horrible event, which can only get worse. We can’t change the pain of it for our loved ones, but we can make it a little easier for them, by trying to make sure that they have as few decisions and issues as possible to deal with. Then they can focus on their grief, say goodbye to us, and begin to put their life back together. By doing the work of making these decisions now, you are saving your loved ones additional pain and hardship in the worst time of their life.

It is a myth that there are people who don’t need a Will. Everybody has enough assets to need a Will. At the very least, you should tell your loved ones that grandma’s wedding ring, or your dad’s hand tool collection should go to your favorite niece or nephew. And what do you want to happen to your remains? It’s not right to burden your loved ones with having to make those decision. And it only goes up from there, life insurance policies, rights to real estate, investments and savings accounts, all should be described and partitioned out.

Typically, when a loved one dies, their survivors are faced with a host of decisions, and because they are so overcome with grief, their emotions often step into the ‘drivers seat’ and they make decisions that they can regret, or second guess for the rest of their lives. Or, they get taken advantage of by others. You don’t want this to happen to the people who love you. So the more you can take off your loved ones ‘plate’ the easier you make that time on them. The best funerals I have ever seen were ones in which the departed had taken the time to put all their affairs in order, had all their documents set up, had planned their service, and had even written and addressed final letters to their loved ones. Their survivors had a much easier time of it. Don’t your loved ones deserve the same? Everybody needs a Will. Don’t delay; Call or email me today to set an appointment.

            Living Wills: Avoiding the Terri Schiavo tragedy (Google her). All of us have strong feelings about what we would want if we were to wind up in a persistent vegitative state. Some of us would want the ‘plug pulled’, others disagree and feel that they must fight for every minute they can. This is an extremely personal and intimate decision.