tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post321880743047768508..comments2023-07-21T03:00:15.795-07:00Comments on Jeri’s Organizing & Decluttering News: Preparing for the InevitableJeri Danskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-86503677070723281302011-02-18T18:02:52.176-08:002011-02-18T18:02:52.176-08:00You are so right. When my 18 year old son was kil...You are so right. When my 18 year old son was killed in a car crash, we had to "guess" many of his passwords. There are things we will never recover because they died with him.The Clutter Cutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404229911345794762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-63263684676034154042010-10-16T22:02:30.271-07:002010-10-16T22:02:30.271-07:00Cathy, I'm always glad to have someone else po...Cathy, I'm always glad to have someone else post useful resources! Thank you!<br /><br />JustGail, when I became the executor of my mom's estate, I turned to the estate attorney who did both her estate documents and mine for guidance. Mine was a very simple situation, fortunately. <br /><br />Besides what Cathy mentioned, I also see that <a href="http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/article-30236.html" rel="nofollow">Nolo</a> has some information: an article and a book. I don't know anything about this book, specifically, but I've often found Nolo publications to be useful.<br /><br />Struggler, there are some solutions targeted specifically at the whole computer issue; I'll write a post about this soon. <br /><br />And good for you for considering (if not yet resolving) the whole what-if-we-go-together scenario.Jeri Danskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-2081665229181158772010-10-13T14:48:27.038-07:002010-10-13T14:48:27.038-07:00JustGail there is an book on amazon. I can't r...JustGail there is an book on amazon. I can't recall the name. <br />There was some helpful info on Trust at elderlawanswers.com<br /><a href="http://www.elderlawanswers.com/resources/article.asp?id=3600&section=4" rel="nofollow"> A Brief Overview of a Trustee's Duties </a><br />and Wills at businessweek.<br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_36/b3999100.htm" rel="nofollow">Co-executor responsibilities</a><br /><br />And of course the American Bar Association has some great resources. <a href="http://www.abanet.org/rppt/public/home.html" rel="nofollow">Estate Planning</a><br /><br />Hope Jeri doesn't mind me piping in, I just finished some research myself.<br /><br />And struggler, I hear ya. :)Cathyhttp://www.justorganizeyourstuff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-43994186352424966322010-10-12T08:58:50.834-07:002010-10-12T08:58:50.834-07:00Funnily, one of my big motivators for getting my p...Funnily, one of my big motivators for getting my personal paperwork more organized and clearly labeled is to make this easier for anyone who gets the unlucky task of tidying up my loose ends!<br />I do have a will, and my husband could certainly find it, but if we were both wiped out together, then things would get very interesting for the folks in England.<br />The computer thing troubles me; we hear so much about keeping passwords secure, it seems hard to plan for the case where you want someone to have access. Again, if my husband meets an untimely end, I will have a hard time figuring all his technical stuff out.Pauline Wileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387098614220322595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-87200339422409662212010-10-11T06:13:30.631-07:002010-10-11T06:13:30.631-07:00Yet another "really really should do this&quo...Yet another "really really should do this" task I've started and abandoned a few times. We did get wills done, however we probably should review, as it's been about 15 years since they were done.<br /><br />On a related note, do you have helpful sites for those of us who will be on the other end of the situation? I will be co-executor for my parents, and really don't know what's expected besides <br />"sign where they tell you to".JustGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08948391538309176039noreply@blogger.com