Death, a topic most of us seldom want to think about much less plan. The reality is, that if we fail to plan for what happens when we die, what happens when we die is that others decide important matters for us. Important matters like what happens to the material assets we have accumulated during our lifetime and who raises any minor children we may have at the time of our death. You read about sensational court cases where custody battles are splashed over newspapers worldwide and the Internet is ablaze with new about who get a recently departed Hollywood star’s baby. It is at times like these, that we realize that we do have to think about and plan for financial and legal matters concerning our death. A third and often times very important legal issue at the time of dying is whether or not certain medical procedures can be performed on you, should you be unable to communicate with the doctors, nurses and close family members? All of these very important issues that come up at the time of your death can be directed by you before that time if you plan your legal affairs.