My name is Kathy Lane and I am one of the founders of finalplanoflife. I am also a mother, wife, grandmother and, until my mother died last year at the age of 95, a caretaker. And I thought I was retired.
My partner and I are not attorneys; not doctors; not grief counselors. We are people who have started and managed businesses, raised families and nurtured friends. We became caretakers for our aging parents, and then acted as executors of their estate.
In dealing with our parent's death and our grandmother's incapacity, we discovered laws we didn't understand or even know about that governed how we managed their financial affairs.
We found it hard to believe that educated people like ourselves did not understand the paperwork or the legal and financial aspects of dying.
We realized that no one teaches someone how to Final Plan Of life in school. Or explain why a lack of knowing or doing means someone pays later.
We discovered that dying is not just an emotional event in life, but a major financial one as well. An event where "dying dumb" can cost 4 to 8% of your net worth and, if long term care is involved, perhaps all of your net worth.
State Laws and how they affect you: www.finalplanoflife.com
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