Never to Early to Plan Estate-planning is a process designed to help you manage and preserve your assets while you are alive, and to conserve and control their distribution after your death according to your goals and objectives. Suggestions to get you started: Gather and Organize:       Family Members                                           Accountant, Lawyer, Executor, Banker, Financial Planner                                           Auto and Home Insurance Agents                                           Bank accounts, Investment Statements, Retirement Accounts                                           Business Ownership Interests                                           Deeds, Titles to property, such as home, auto                                           Life, Health, Long-Term Care, Disability policies Planning                            Advance Directives                                            Treatment Directives                                            Power of Attorney                                            Durable Power of Attorney Planning for Dependents     Guardianship  Planning for Property & Assets   Titles, Retirements Accounts, Insurance - Disability, Life and                                                    Long Term Care Planning for your Estate    Wills, Living Trusts, Irrevocable Trusts Meeting Financial Needs   Social Security Disability Benefits, Medicare, Medicaid,                                           Supplemental Security Income (SSI),  Veteran Benefits Survivor Issues