Last Will and Testament Checklist

Checklist of Important Documents and Information Required

Create a checklist of all the important documents and information you need, keep them in a secure place and inform your loved ones or nominated person/s where to find them. Whilst this is not exhaustive, here is a starting point for a few critical documents:

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that may be required in case of an emergency or death (close family and friend).

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Homeowners, Householders, Car, Medical, Life, Disability, Funeral, Income Protection, Education policies for children and Retirement policies.

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contact information and all the policy/account details.

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Bank, Investment, and Credit Card/Loan accounts information, including institution names, phone numbers, account numbers and passwords or pins. These are important because some accounts have extra benefits cover attached to them that you might not be aware of, including settlement of debt or lump sum pay outs. If families are not prepared, frozen bank accounts can make life very difficult for them.

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who you rent from, eg. Cars and property.

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