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Preparing your legacy
No one likes to think about it, and that is exactly what makes things hard for those left behind. A few decisions made today spare them weeks of searching and doubt.
- Writing a will in France: the rules to followHow to write a will in France: on your own and by hand, or before a notary. What it can contain, what it cannot do, and how to make sure it will be found.
- Making a will in Quebec: the three formsNotarial, holograph or witnessed will: the rules of each form in Quebec, what must be probated after death, the registries, and what happens without a will, especially to a common-law partner.
- The protection mandate in Quebec: choosing who will decide for youWhat the protection mandate is for, how to make it before a notary or witnesses, how to choose your mandatary, and why it must be homologated by the court before it can be used.
- Writing your advance directives: your wishes for the end of lifeHow to write advance directives in France: the form, the official templates, where to keep them, and what the doctor must do with them.
- Writing a letter to your loved ones, to be read laterWhy and how to write a letter to those you love, to be read after you are gone: who to write to, what to put in it, what is best left to the will, and where to keep it.
- Preparing your digital legacyWhat will become of your accounts, photos and messages: naming a legacy contact on Apple and Facebook, setting up Google's Inactive Account Manager, and saying what you want.
Bring everything together in one place
In Aïon, you write your wishes, keep your documents in an encrypted vault and name two trusted people, who will have access when the time comes. It is free.
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