About The Author iWhat This Book Will Do For You and Your Loved Ones . iiForward . viTo My Loved Ones ixAcknowledgements . xCHAPTER ONE . 1Personal Information . 1My Life Story . 5Genealogy . 7CHAPTER TWO . 11Advance Care Planning . 11Power of Attorney for Personal Care . 14Power of Attorney for Property 15CHAPTER THREE . 19Survivor(s) Checklist 18Upon Death . 19Shortly After Death 19After Burial or Other Disposition 20CHAPTER FOUR . 23Last Will and Testament 23Your Will 23Probating Your Will 23Choosing Your Executor(s) 24Heirs 30Sample Last Will and Testament . 31Dying Without a Will 35CHAPTER FIVE 39Funeral and/or Cremation . 39Information for Newspaper Notice 44Organ and/or Tissue Donation 45Information for Eulogy . 46CHAPTER SIX . 47Names, Email Addresses and Phone Numbers of People to Contact when I Die. . 47Names, Address, Email Addresses and Phone Numbers of Business People to Contactwhen I Die. . 50CHAPTER SEVEN . 53Dealing with Certain Property 53Real Estate 53Items in Storage 55Investments, Annuities and RRSP(s) . 55Jewelery 56Artwork 57Business Interests . 57Other Capital Property . 58Royalty Agreement Details 58Partnership Agreement Details 59Shareholder Agreement Details . 59Prenuptial Agreement Details 59Trust Funds . 60Debts that Others Owe to Me . 60CHAPTER EIGHT 63Banking 63Bank Accounts that are not Joint Accounts 63Bank Accounts that are Joint Accounts 64Credit Cards 65CHAPTER NINE . 67Dealing With the Government . 67Cancelling Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security Benefits . 69Your Survivor May Qualify for a Canada Pension Plan Allowance 70They May Qualify for an Old Age Security Allowance . 70CPP Death Benefit . 70Federal Income Support for Parents of Murdered or Missing Children 71CPP Benefits for Children under the Age Of 25 71Employment Insurance Benefits on Behalf of a Deceased Person . 71Employment Insurance Compassionate Care Benefits . 72Lived or Living Outside of Canada 72Veterans' Benefits . 72Aboriginals Decedents' Estates Benefits 73Quebec Residents . 73CHAPTER TEN 75Income Tax Matters . 75CHAPTER ELEVEN 77Passwords . 77Combinations 78Codes 78Other . 78CHAPTER TWELVE . 79Household Utilities 79CHAPTER THIRTEEN 81Family Business . 81Retaining Necessary Professionals . 83Additional Information . 85Other Reading Material . 89Glossary of Terms . 91
