Estate Planning - Important Documents

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

 

Location

Effective Date

Ownership

1. Your Will

 

 

 

2. Codicils

 

 

 

3. Spouse's Will

 

 

 

4. Codicils

 

 

 

5. Living Trust for you

 

 

 

6. List specifying who certain personal possessions are to go to

 

 

 

7. Living Trust for spouse

 

 

 

8. Testamentary Trust

 

 

 

9. Marriage license

 

 

 

10. Divorce records

 

 

 

11. Pre-nuptial agreement

 

 

 

12. Birth certificates

 

 

 

13. Safety deposit box

 

 

 

14. Insurance and annuity policy

 

 

 

15. Tax returns

 

 

 

16. Savings accounts

 

 

 

17. Investment accounts

 

 

 

18. Auto titles

 

 

 

19. Notes and loans

 

 

 

20. Real estate deeds

 

 

 

21. Cemetery plot deed

 

 

 

22. Employment contract

 

 

 

23. Partnership agreement

 

 

 

24. Corporation minute book

 

 

 

25. Buy-sell agreement

 

 

 

26. Retirement plan reports

 

 

 

27. Military records

 

 

 

28. Citizenship/Passport

 

 

 

29. Others