As you celebrate the Fourth of July, take pride in the ultimate American liberty: the right to decide your own affairs, even after death or in the event of incapacity. An estate plan, specifically a Life & Legacy Plan, is your personal Declaration of Independence. How can an estate plan give you freedom? Here’s how:
Creating a Life & Legacy Plan preserves your self-determination, protects your family, grows your wealth, and defines your legacy on your terms. Just as the Founding Fathers declared freedom from the British crown, your Life & Legacy Plan declares your autonomy from the courts, state laws, and conflicting viewpoints that could unravel your final intentions.
You Have a Plan: It Just May Not Be What You Want
The first thing to know is that you already have a plan for what happens if you become incapacitated or die. The government has created a plan for you, without your input. Or, you may have created your own plan but didn’t understand the choices you made or haven’t updated it. With a Life & Legacy Plan, you override the government’s plan with your choices. You decide exactly how you want your assets collected and distributed.
The Liberation of Making Decisions With Eyes Wide Open
Planning for incapacity or death is like planning for your best possible life. By accepting that you may become incapacitated or die, you inform choices around the allocation of your resources throughout your life. This “eyes wide open” decision-making leads to the optimal use and allocation of your resources, making things easier for your loved ones in the event of your incapacity or death.
The Power to Choose
The most loving thing you can do for yourself and your loved ones is to clarify how you want to be cared for if you cannot care for yourself, who should make decisions for you, and how you want those decisions made. Establishing a Life & Legacy Plan does all that. Your choices empower your loved ones and minimize their outlay of time, energy, and attention during a time of grief.
A Declaration of How You Want to Be Remembered
Your Life & Legacy Plan represents your final declaration of the values and life experiences you’ll impart to loved ones and the world. It’s your opportunity to put your stamp on how you want your individuality and life’s purpose remembered. All our plans include a Life & Legacy recording that guides you to express your deepest hopes, guiding wisdom, and ethical frameworks.
Make Your Own Declaration of Freedom
This Independence Day, make your personal declaration of freedom by establishing your comprehensive Life & Legacy Plan. Remove all uncertainties over your final affairs and ensure your true wishes will be honored.
Let Us Be Your Life & Legacy Planning Partner
As a Personal Family Lawyer Firm, Life & Legacy Planning is all we do. We work with you to craft a plan on your terms, taking into account what you want, not what someone else has decided for you. Contact us to learn more about how we help you exercise freedom over your choices. Schedule a consultation.
