Every family that’s settled an estate tells the same story: the paperwork existed, but nobody knew where it was or what was missing. These guides are about fixing that — what to gather, what most people forget, and how to hand it over so the people you love never have to hunt.
The binder guide covers the container, the checklists cover what goes in it, and the accounts guide covers the part that never makes it onto paper.
A diagnosis takes a lot of decisions out of your hands — this one stays yours. What a mental-health advance directive is, why to write one while you’re well, and what to put in it. Comes with a free plain-language template you can fill in.
Section by section, what belongs in a death binder — wills, directives, the account map — plus the failure mode nobody mentions: the binder your family can’t find. Comes with a free printable checklist.
The complete document checklist — wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, deeds, policies — and how to make sure the people who need them can actually find them.
A step-by-step walk through documents, accounts, passwords, and wishes — and how to hand it all over so your family walks in with a map instead of a flashlight.
What actually happens to bank accounts, email, subscriptions, and logins after death — and why paperless billing and autopay make estates invisible to the family settling them.
A finished binder or checklist is one of the kindest things you can leave the people you love. But a binder in a drawer only works if your family knows it exists, where it lives, and whether it’s current — and only after someone is there to open it.
That’s the gap Trusted Directive exists for: a secure vault today, with Gap Discovery alerts for which documents are missing and a Verify-Silence Release Protocol so your Trusted Contacts can reach what you’ve prepared in an emergency — incapacity included, not just death — both in development for alpha.
Not sure what you’re missing? Start with the estate planning checklist.
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