Your Will: Your Will does more than just leave your personal and real property to your loved ones. A Will allows you to designate who will take care of your children in the event that there are no natural guardians. A Will also allows you to designate who will act as the Trustee or manage the financial legacy that you leave to your loved ones. Lastly, a Will allows you to determine who receives what gifts, when and under what conditions. If you have a family member with special needs, you can establish a Trust in your Will that takes care of your family member while not making them ineligible for public assistance if they need it.

Living Will: A Living Will allows you to make medical decisions regarding the measures you want your doctors to take or not take when there is no chance that you will recover from a terminal illness, coma or persistent vegetative state.

Power of Attorney for Health Care: A power of attorney for health care allows you to appoint an agent to make medical decisions on your behalf in the event that you are incapacitated and unable to make decisions for yourself. The power of attorney for health care differs from a Living Will in that it deals with medical situations unrelated to the end of life issues. Depending on what powers you give to your agent, your agent can discuss your medical conditions with your doctors, view your medical records, hire or fire medical professionals and consent to medical treatment for you.

Power of Attorney for Financial Matters: A power of attorney for financial matters is similar to the power of attorney for health care. The power of attorney for financial matters allows you to designate an agent to handle your financial affairs either immediately when you are unavailable to handle them or in the event that you become incapacitated.