I often have clients ask me if they should include their burial wishes in their Wills. I always tell them "no." Your Will is the document that outlines how you want your property divided after your death, and hopefully it will not be the first thing people are reaching for when you pass away. Your… Continue Reading
Category Archives: End of Life Planning
Leaving Behind More Than Just Things
When people die, they leave behind more than just "things". More than just photos and furniture and money and houses and pets and clothes and clutter. They leave behind things that were never said (and now can never be said), they leave unsettled grievances, misunderstandings and the results of actions or inactions that are left… Continue Reading
How Clear Are Your Last Wishes?
This is the title to a recent New York Times health blog post. (You need to register to read it, but it is free.) The author recounts her experience with her family trying to deal with her grandfather’s illness and their attempts to interpret his wishes about the end of his life. She writes: …the… Continue Reading
Green Burials
More people are going green these days – recycling, buying less, driving cars with better gas mileage, and just being good to the earth. So it makes sense that these same people would not want to have a burial that causes pollution or involves toxic chemicals. The Natural Burial Company provides caskets made from recycled… Continue Reading