The digital loose ends no one warns you about When someone dies, their family usually expects to deal with a bank account, a house, some furniture. What they often don't expect is a phone full of locked apps, an email account that holds the key to everything else, and...

What happens if you lose capacity without a power of attorney A stroke, a serious accident, or the slow progression of dementia can all mean someone is suddenly unable to make their own decisions. Most families assume that in this situation, a spouse or adult child...

If something happened to you tomorrow, could anyone find what they need? Most of us assume that if we died, our family would simply "sort it out." In practice, sorting it out usually means an executor working from memory, old paperwork and guesswork, trying to piece...

What would they have wanted? Arranging a funeral is often the very first practical task a family faces after a death, sometimes within days, and it usually has to be done while everyone involved is exhausted, upset and not thinking clearly. If no one knows what the...