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Estates: Planning Ahead
A personal manual for estate planning
Practical financial and legal information for estate planning
This is a practical guide designed to assist individuals in understanding estate planning, funeral planning, and organ and tissue donation. It is written for the general public, including cancer patients and health professionals, the guide clarifies the often complicated financial, legal and logistical issues related to estate planning. The information contained in this book is of a general nature and is not intended as legal advice.
No one likes to think about death—either for our loved ones or ourselves. For this reason, many people wait until a life-threatening illness or event happens before they get serious about making a will. It can be unnecessarily stressful to cope with illness while dealing with the legal and financial details surrounding death. Estates: Planning Ahead is designed as a highly accessible resource to help individuals think about the future and how to care for loved ones and belongings.”
Now in its sixth edition, Estates: Planning Ahead was initiated in 1986 when several cancer patients said that they were not prepared legally or financially for their illness or death. In response to their concerns, CPIC developed this practical guide to estate planning. The 55-page fourth edition includes information about wills, trusts, guardianships, health care directives, funeral planning, memorial services, checklists, organ and tissue donations, and resources for additional assistance.
Topics the book include:
- Purpose of estate planning
- A personal record file
- Wills and Trusts
- Protecting your pet
- Procedures for Handling Incapacity
- Advance Health Care Directive and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
- Medical Insurance/Medical payment plans
- Probate and disposition of property
- Real and personal property
- Funeral arrangements
- Autopsy: Body, Organ and Tissue Donations
- What to do when death occurs
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