Travelling over the holidays? Remember to ensure your Estate Planning documents are in order

Are you travelling during the holiday period? Do you have Power of Attorney and Enduring Guardianship documents in place, as well as your Will?

Christmas and the holidays come with much excitement. Families often take the opportunity to catch up with relatives, and travel.

The approach of Christmas is also a reminder that the year is coming to an end and the year-end is a great time to make sure you have checked everything off your “to do” list.

If you and your family are heading overseas or travelling on the road, it’s important that your estate planning documents are in order.

If you are stuck overseas or in trouble, you need to have a Power of Attorney and an Enduring Guardianship in place so that the people you have nominated can help you.

The problem is when you need these documents you cannot make them, so make sure you prioritise your time to see your lawyer to get these important documents in place before you head overseas or go on a road trip so that you can ensure you and your loved ones will be taken care of, and what you want to happen will, in fact, happen.

Most of us mean to make a Will or update an existing Will but, as we are all time poor, this can often be put to the bottom of the list. If you need to make a Will or you know your existing Will is out of date (eg. your Executors are your elderly parents or you have guardians for your now adult children, etc.), there is no better time to get everything organised than now!