Get Your Affairs in Order: Wills, guardians, trusts, and the binder your family needs

A Plain-English Estate Planning Guide for Ordinary Families: Wills, Guardians, Trusts, Beneficiaries, Powers of Attorney, and the Emergency Binder Your Loved Ones Will Need

If something happened to you tomorrow, would your family know who raises the kids, where the will is, which accounts exist, or how to get into your phone? For most families, the honest answer is no. This book fixes that, in plain English, without the legal jargon.

Get Your Affairs in Order walks ordinary American families through every piece of a real estate plan: what makes a will valid (and how the rules vary by state), how to choose a guardian for minor children, when a revocable living trust beats a will and when it's a waste of money, and why the beneficiary forms on your 401(k) and life insurance override everything else. You'll learn what a durable power of attorney, health care proxy, and HIPAA release actually do, how to plan for digital accounts and passwords, and how to size term vs. whole life insurance with a simple worksheet.

Tax rules are current for 2026, including the $15 million federal estate tax exemption set by the 2025 law change, plus a state-by-state table of estate and inheritance taxes. You also get a complete 12-tab "in case of emergency" binder with fill-in templates, a letter of instruction, word-for-word scripts for talking to your family, real cost comparisons for DIY, online services, and attorneys, and a step-by-step executor's guide.

Educational, not legal advice: the book shows you exactly what to ask an estate planning attorney in your state, so you walk in prepared and spend less. Finish the 30-day action plan and your family will have a clear map instead of a mess.

What you get:

• Will basics that hold up: signing rules, witnesses, and what to include
• How to choose a guardian and protect your kids' inheritance
• Living trust vs. will: honest pros, cons, and probate cost examples
• Beneficiary and TOD/POD audit that prevents the most common disaster
• Power of attorney, health care proxy, and HIPAA release explained
• 2026 federal estate tax ($15 million) and a state tax table
• Complete 12-tab emergency binder with fill-in templates
• Step-by-step executor checklist and a 30-day action plan

Instant download: PDF ebook (6x9 in), readable on any phone, tablet or computer. Educational content; rules change, so check the official sources listed in the book.