Nobody wants to think about their death, however, there does come a time when it is important to get things prepared in case of your demise. You must plan for when you are gone, as this is the only way to ensure that your final wishes are honoured correctly.
Read on for a helpful guide from the team here at Callum Robertson Funeral Directors about how to ensure your final wishes are honoured.
Last Will & Testament
The key way of ensuring your final wishes are honoured is to write a will and testament. This is a legally binding document that will detail how you want your property and other assets to be distributed after their death.
Your will will name a person, the executor, to manage the property until its final distribution. There is plenty you can include in your will, such as details about your property, assets and even any last requests to loved ones. It is quite frankly the only way of ensuring all of your wishes are met, as it is a legally binding document of your last requests.
If you die without leaving a valid will, it can be hard for your wishes to be maintained. Instead, your property and assets will be shared according to the rules of intestacy. This process favours married or civil partners and other close relatives, so if you want anyone else to inherit anything specific, you need to ensure you write a will.
Funeral Plans
While some like to leave it up to their loved ones to plan their funeral, many like to take the stress out of their hands and make arrangements before they die to alleviate the burden of funeral planning. If you have any funeral-related final wishes, ensure that you put them into effect before you pass.
This could be as simple as writing a list of things you might want at your funeral, such as songs, hymns, whether you want a classic or eco coffin, a cremation or what you want written on your headstone. This list of wishes should be easy to find upon your passing, with the best bet being in the same place as your will.
You can also work with a funeral director to plan your funeral in more detail, including pre-paying for elements and arranging your preferences.
Funeral Arrangement Assistance With Callum Robertson
Here at Callum Robertson Funeral Directors, we can offer compassionate funeral services in Kirkcaldy, Leslie and Dunfermline. We can work with you to pre-plan your funeral, taking care of any of your final wishes as well as payment if needed.
We are standing by to make funeral planning as stress-free as possible, transforming your final wishes into a moving funeral that will fully honour you.
If you’d like to find out more about how we can help, get in touch today.
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