Plan Your Passing

A plain-English guide to what happens to a family’s house, money and belongings when a parent dies, and what to do before and after. Written by a licensed Realtor with fifteen years of estate sales, not by a lawyer. Thirty chapters: how to start the conversation with your parents; what a will does and does not do; trusts; powers of attorney; beneficiary forms; the house; retirement accounts; personal belongings; online accounts; a family business; the first 24 hours after a death; the executor’s job; probate; dying without a will; why siblings fight; equal versus fair; blended families; when you need an attorney and how to pick one; mediation; estate, income and gift tax; ethical wills; charitable giving; pets; funerals; and a 100-item checklist. Four appendices: questions to ask about your state, seven fill-in templates, a resource directory and a glossary. Tax figures are for 2026: a $15 million federal estate tax exemption and a $19,000 annual gift exclusion. This book is not legal or tax advice. About 84,500 words. The opening pages, the Introduction and Chapter One are free to read.

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