Creating a comprehensive estate plan ensures that your assets are managed and distributed according to your wishes while providing peace of mind for your loved ones. Below, we outline 13 critical documents that every estate plan should include and explain their significance. At Treetown Law, we organize your essential documents in a leather-bound estate plan portfolio, and we provide digital versions of each document as well.

I’m inviting you to “the most important and costly conversation America isn’t having”—the conversation about how we want to die. You see, while 75% of Americans say they want to die at home, only 25% of us do. End-of-life care can be incredibly expensive and can bankrupt estates and families. Something needs to change—and change starts with awareness. So, I’m challenging you to dedicate the conversation over one dinner (or happy hour, or nightcap) to the question of how you want to die.