End-of-life documents

The baseline document that directs who receives your probate assets and who administers your estate. A will only controls assets that pass through probate — not accounts with beneficiary designations or property in a trust.

Authorizes someone you trust (your "agent") to act on your financial affairs if you cannot — paying bills, managing accounts, signing tax returns. "Durable" means it survives your incapacity, which is the whole point.

Your instructions for end-of-life medical care plus your designation of a healthcare agent who can make decisions when you cannot. Virginia combines both into one statutory form.

A standalone release that lets your designated persons receive protected health information from your providers. Often overlooked, and often the reason family members get stonewalled during a medical crisis.

Without explicit consent and platform-level legacy settings, families are routinely locked out of email, photos, domains, and crypto. The fix is a documented inventory plus the right consents in your will and platform legacy tools — not just a list of passwords.