Everyone should have a last will and testament, living will, power of attorney, as well as a statement of last wishes and such.
But not many are prepared for sudden death that was not expected. If the person who passed was the sole supporter of a spouse, parent, child or children, or another loved one, would the person, or persons, counting on that support have the documentation and information needed that would allow them to continue to survive?
Odds are no. It is just not done.
In addition what about the passed loved ones online identities, accounts, and other digital assets. Are they accessible? Were instructions left on what to do with them?
Besides dealing with the stress of losing a loved one, people do not want the stress of not being able to possibly pay for food, accommodations, and day to day expenses.
If you are the sole supporter of someone, or even if you are not, I encourage you to get this done. There are a lot of good resources and tools that can help you with this.
I created a process, a checklist if you will, of the steps to go through to do this, as well as advice and information on some of the resources and tools that can help you with.
Certainly people can do the research themselves, but I have services available if assistance is needed.
