{"id":5507,"date":"2016-10-14T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5507"},"modified":"2016-10-14T09:00:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T09:00:22","slug":"estate-planning-not-treasure-hunt-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/estate-planning-not-treasure-hunt-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Estate Planning Should Not be a Treasure Hunt for Your Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/attorneys\/lane-v-erickson\">Lane V. Erickson<\/a>, Attorney<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">Several times a week our firm will get phone calls asking whether we have the will for a certain individual who recently passed away. Talking with other estate planning attorneys, this is not unique. It seems all too common that even after going to the effort to create an estate plan, many individuals make it hard for their families to find their estate planning documents because they simply aren\u2019t organized. \u3000Here are some tips that can help your family in the event you pass away.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">1. ORGANIZE YOUR DOCUMENTS<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/estate-planning-not-treasure-hunt-family\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Your Estate Planning Should Not be a Treasure Hunt for Your Family\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Several times a week our firm will get phone calls asking whether we have the will for a certain individual who recently passed away. Talking with other estate planning attorneys, this is not unique. 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