Getting Your Affairs in Order

Access to Online Accounts: Helping Your Executor and Loved Ones

Make sure your executor or another trusted person can find the passwords and usernames for your digital accounts.

Practical Estate Planning: Organize Your Documents

Help your family -- and make your executor's job easier -- by getting your paperwork in order.

Disaster-Proofing Your Documents

Prepare now so that if disaster strikes, your most valuable documents will be safe and accessible.

A Plan for Your Digital Assets

How to include online accounts and digital files in your estate plan.

Three Important Steps to Take When Your Child Turns 18

Are you ready (legally) for your child to be an adult?

How to Get a Death Certificate

Learn where and how to get a death certificate, which you'll need to handle a deceased person's affairs.

Planning Your Funeral or Memorial Service

Written funeral plans will spare your family worry and confusion.

Who Pays for Funeral Costs?

You can make a plan and set aside money for your funeral. If you don't make a plan, then your survivors will be responsible for planning and covering the costs of your funeral arrangements.

Final Arrangements FAQ

Planning some of the details of your burial or cremation—and your memorial service—can be a great relief to your survivors.

Green Funerals: Protect the Planet and Your Pocketbook

A green burial or cremation is easier on the environment and saves money, too.

Do I need a will if I own almost nothing?

I'm a 30-year-old single woman and I don't have much to my name. I live in a rented apartment and have some meager savings. I have no children. Do I need to write a will?

How to Get Financial Assistance for COVID-19 Funeral Costs

If you lost someone to COVID-19, you might be able to get help with the funeral expenses. FEMA is offering up to $9,000 per funeral—find out if you qualify.

How to Become an Organ Donor

Becoming an organ donor can be accomplished in several ways and is dependent on the laws of your state.

How to Become an Organ Donor in Florida

To be part of the solution to the ongoing need for donated organs and tissues, take the following steps to become a donor after your death.

How to Become an Organ Donor in California

Thousands of California residents are currently waiting for donated organs.

How to Become an Organ Donor in Illinois

To be part of the solution to the ongoing need for donated organs and tissues, take the following steps to become a donor after your death.

How to Become an Organ Donor in Texas

To be part of the solution to the ongoing need in Texas for donated organs and tissues, take the following steps to become a donor after your death.

Do I need a will if I own almost nothing?

I'm a 30-year-old single woman and I don't have much to my name. I live in a rented apartment and have some meager savings. I have no children. Do I need to write a will?

Choosing an Emergency Contact—It Matters

Take time to consider who to name as your emergency contact, and consider whether that person should have power of attorney over your medical care.

Estate Planning Considerations for LGBTQ Couples

A few issues same-sex and LGBTQ couples should consider when making an estate plan.