Estate planning takes surprising courage because we must face our deepest fear: death. Humans do just about everything to avoid discussing or confronting it. We strive to build legacies to live beyond death, like putting our names on buildings or creating great works of art. Humans even do things to challenge death. In fact, we’d rather jump out of planes than look death in the eye.
Uncomfortable Conversations
However, it’s important to have those uncomfortable conversations, to tell your loved ones who gets what or what your wishes are in the event that you are unable to communicate with health care providers or make medical decisions for yourself. These details are a very important part of estate planning. You don’t do it for yourself, you do it for your family. Even though they may not want to discuss the topic, your calm approach and willingness to confront it will help bring them along. It’s truly an act of love on your part, a gift, and they’ll come to appreciate it.
Tackling your estate planning needs “head-on” is also the responsible thing to do.
By doing so, you prevent your loved ones from making difficult decisions about what you would want to happen in certain situations. Without an estate plan, you may be setting your family up for future conflict that may fracture the family dynamic moving forward.
When you call an attorney about estate planning, take pride in your courage.
No conversation about Power of Attorney, Wills, or Trusts is ever going to be something people “embrace” without some coaxing, so it’s up to you. The process does not have to be difficult or scary. Contacting an experienced estate planning attorney to navigate the estate planning process is the easiest way to deal with the situation head-on. If you would like to speak with one of our estate planning lawyers, please give us a call at 901-388-5805.
