Estate Planning Awareness Week is the third week of October.
A basic plan covers four things: a will, and often a trust, that says who receives what, a power of attorney for your finances, health care directives that name who speaks for you, and beneficiary designations that match the rest of the plan. Without these documents, a court may have to appoint a guardian to make decisions for you.
Families caring for someone with special needs have additional considerations, and those are worth planning for early.
The right time to plan is while you can still make these decisions yourself, before an illness or a move to long-term care makes it harder.
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Image: Key West Post Office, U.S. Customs House and U.S. Courthouse, Key West, Florida. Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress, HABS FLA,44-KEY,3.