Planning Your Estate

This section provides practical information on filing personal documents, your will, your property inventory, etc. By planning your estate, you will ensure that your loved ones are spared numerous problems and a lot of time.

Your Documents

• Keeping Your Records up to Date
• Where to Keep Your Documents
• Sorting Through Your Documents

Your Property

• Taking an Inventory of Your Property
• Distribution of Property Upon Death

Your Will and Other Arrangements

• Drawing Up Your Will
• Choosing the Liquidator of Your Estate
• Probating a Will
• Income Taxes at Death
• Anticipating an Inability
• Pre-Planned Funeral Arrangements

At Death

• Who to Contact in the Event of Death
• Formalities in the Event of Death
• Organ Donations

• Useful Links