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Lasting LegacyA practical guide to thinking clearly before you have to think urgently. Choosing an executor is hard. Being one is harder. Pam's Story Before Jon passed, I knew there would be things to take care of. I just did not understand how many. There are the big things you expect. The legal documents. The accounts. The decisions that clearly need to be made. Then there are a hundred smaller things you never thought about. Phone calls.Forms.Questions.Signatures.People who need copies of...
Lasting LegacyA practical guide to thinking clearly before you have to think urgently. The documents your family cannot find may as well not exist when they need them most. Pam's Story There are things in a marriage and a family that one person just handles. The bills.The passwords.The insurance.The important papers.The names and phone numbers of people you call when something goes wrong. You do not necessarily sit down and decide who will know these things. Over the years, it just happens....
Lasting LegacyA practical guide to thinking clearly before you have to think urgently. Being the person everyone trusts does not mean you know what to do when everyone suddenly needs you. Pam's Story In most families, there is a person everyone turns to. The organized one.The dependable one.The person who knows where things are and who to call. Sometimes that role is discussed. Sometimes it just happens. After Jon passed, I learned how quickly that person can find themselves carrying more...