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Your last will and testament is an essential legal document that contains a lot of information. It uses complex language to outline who should manage your affairs when you pass away, what should happen to your property, and who should look after your children.
What your will doesn’t contain are simple explanations about why you made certain decisions, details on where to find certain people or accounts, or messages to your loved ones.
To share this information, you need a letter of instruction.
A letter of instruction is a document in which you share your final wishes in plain terms. A letter of instruction isn’t legally binding, like your will. Instead, you use it to explain the choices you made in your will, share your funeral wishes, and offer final messages of comfort to the people who mean the most to you.
You can use a letter of instruction to:
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