Healthy Aging Month
September is Healthy Aging Month. This is a great time to focus on maintaining physical and mental health, and assess the ways in which you can improve your life and overall well-being. While it is important to prioritize diet, exercise, and mental health, it’s also crucial to prioritize your future, particularly your estate plan. Read on to learn more about how Healthy Aging Month and estate planning are connected and how you can prepare for your future as you age.
The Importance of Estate Planning as We Age
As we age, our priorities often change, as we typically shift from career-focused and family building endeavors to ensuring our legacy is intact. Estate planning is more than distributing assets, it’s about preparing for scenarios in which you are not able to make decisions for yourself due to health issues or incapacity.
Why Estate Planning Matters?
- Changes in Health: Getting older means we experience changes in our health. Establishing an estate plan is essential when it comes to this as the likelihood of cognitive decline and health issues increases. Setting up an advance directive, health care proxy, or a living will are a few examples of estate planning. These estate planning documents will ensure your medical preferences are respected when you aren’t able to communicate them yourself.
- Asset Protection: Planning ahead by creating your estate plan will benefit you by ensuring your assets are distributed according to your wishes, reducing conflicts between your loved ones and avoiding a lengthy probate process.
- Financial Security: Estate planning involves organizing your finances to ensure long-term care needs are in place, which is vital as we age.
How You Can Get Started
Setting up an estate plan gives you peace of mind, ensuring a stable mental health and ultimately freeing you from stress. This prioritizes your psychological health while preparing yourself and your loved ones.
The first step you can take is contacting an estate planning attorney who can guide you through the estate planning process. Estate planning can be complex, so working with a professional guarantees that you understand each document and avoid any mistake that could be detrimental in the long-run.
Oklahoma attorney, Kevin L. Miller, PC has over 35 years of experience in helping all kinds of families and individuals.
He says, “I firmly believe the greatest gift a person may pass on to his or her family or loved ones is a well thought out and easy to understand estate plan. It can make a world of difference and make matters easier after a loved has passed.”
With Kevin L. Miller, PC, you will experience personalized, professional service in a confidential, welcoming and comfortable environment. Get started on your estate planning today. Call Kevin L. Miller, PC at (405) 443-5100.