Why Pre-plan?
Many times someone will
express in words that
”I don’t care what you
do with me”.
“Just throw me in a box or whatever!”
An understandable sentiment
when talking and thinking
about our own death!
No one…wants to have to think about it
let alone address the inevitable fact of death.
And we certainly don’t want to think about
pre-planning how our own
disposition will take place.
But…the fact is, it can be one of the many
important steps you take that helps
your spouse and family in a big way.
The thing is, pre-planning provides answers.
Answers to questions, at a highly distressing
time, that can seem insurmountable if left for
your unprepared family members to answer.
Pre-planning answers the questions
about “how” and it helps to eliminate doubt.
A pre-need file gathers together
all the little bits of information
that is required for documents
at the time of death.
And one of the more important things
is that it can control cost by providing
pre-determined guidelines that you
have created to help your family.
Pre-planning can be as simple as
just setting up a file expressing your
wishes or you may also choose
to provide for pre-payment as well.
California’s state law requires that pre-paid
funds are safely placed in some form of trust
to be used at the time of death whenever
and whereever they are needed.
You can make things a lot easier
on your family and you can choose
not to leave them in the dark.
It may be your funeral and or
cremation, but we all know in our
hearts that the funeral and memorial
service is really for the benefit
of those left behind.
