Things Change When People Die

Estate planning is not just about documents. It is about the people you love, the property you have accumulated, and the decisions that will matter when you can no longer make them yourself.

Things Change When People Die explains estate planning in practical, straightforward language. Rather than treating planning as a stack of forms, Aaron B. Epling focuses on the choices behind them: Who should make decisions for you if you cannot? Who should receive your property? When does a trust make sense? How can you reduce unnecessary expense, delay, and family conflict? And when might a simple plan actually be the better plan?

The book covers wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health-care planning, beneficiary designations, probate, estate administration, retirement accounts, digital assets, long-term care, planning for children and other beneficiaries, and much more.

Written for people who want to understand their options before meeting with an attorney, the book is designed to help readers ask better questions and make more deliberate decisions. It also includes a personal estate-planning inventory to help organize the information needed before beginning the planning process.

You do not need to become an estate-planning expert. You need to understand the decisions well enough to make them intentionally.

Available soon on Amazon.