Getting Your Affairs in Order
If someone had to make sense of your financial matters without your help, would they know what you owned, where you kept your will and insurance policies, or even who you wanted to take care of your pet? Do yourself -- and your family -- a big favor and get organized now.
Preparing and Organizing Essential Documents
Preparing and Organizing Essential Documents
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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.
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Practical Estate Planning: Organize Your Documents
Help your family -- and make your executor's job easier -- by getting your paperwork in order.
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Disaster-Proofing Your Documents
Prepare now so that if disaster strikes, your most valuable documents will be safe and accessible.
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A Plan for Your Digital Assets
How to include online accounts and digital files in your estate plan.
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Three Important Steps to Take When Your Child Turns 18
Are you ready (legally) for your child to be an adult?
Planning and Paying for Funerals and Memorials
Planning and Paying for Funerals and Memorials
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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.
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Planning Your Funeral or Memorial Service
Written funeral plans will spare your family worry and confusion.
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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.
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Planning some of the details of your burial or cremation—and your memorial service—can be a great relief to your survivors.
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Green Funerals: Protect the Planet and Your Pocketbook
A green burial or cremation is easier on the environment and saves money, too.
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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?
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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.
Organ Donation
Organ Donation
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Becoming an organ donor can be accomplished in several ways and is dependent on the laws of your state.
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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.
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How to Become an Organ Donor in California
Thousands of California residents are currently waiting for donated organs.
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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.
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How to Become an Organ Donor in New York
To be part of the solution to the ongoing need for donated organs and tissues in New York, take the following steps to become a donor after your death.
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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.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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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?
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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.
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Estate Planning Considerations for LGBTQ Couples
A few issues same-sex and LGBTQ couples should consider when making an estate plan.
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Technically speaking, digital assets are any “electronic record” that you own, license, or control.
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The Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (RUFADAA)
RUFADAA helps fiduciaries and tech companies figure out who should have access to a person's digital assets after death.
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What Will Happen to My Email Account After I Die?
You can decide, if you make a plan.
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Why Your Executor Needs Access to Digital Assets
After you die, the person wrapping up your affairs may need to access your digital assets.
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Alkaline Hydrolysis Laws in Your State
Alkaline hydrolysis is a chemical process that reduces a body to components of liquid and bone. It is a green alternative to traditional cremation and burial.
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Burial and Cremation Laws in California
Everything you need to know about burial and cremation in California.
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Burial and Cremation Laws in Texas
Here are some answers to common questions about post-death matters in Texas.
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Burial and Cremation Laws in New York
Everything you need to know about burial and cremation in New York.
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- Living Wills & Medical Powers of Attorney
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