Some things just need to be done by a professional. Taxes, legal work, hooking up your television/cable/DVR/stereo/miscellaneous electronics, moving and many others.
Something that is a ‘new’ profession is Estate Closure. Not legal work, not estate settlement or distribution, but estate closure. It’s all those items that fall to the family to complete after the death of a loved one. Generally speaking it’s during a time when you are grieving, trying to maintain your normal life, and doing something you probably have never done before. If you have, you know you don’t ever want to do it again.
What qualifies us as professionals to do this? Several things ~ experience, background, training and passion. Sure, you can take the time to do it, spending lunch hours, evenings, weekends for months on end and giving up time with the family.
You can also have non-professionals do it. For example a moving company. Will they just pack up the papers and move them with everything else? Will they go through them and trash documents without even talking with you about it? Do they sort them, give you the piles and say “ok, now go do the work”? Probably some or all of the above.
Why not do yourself a favor and focus on what’s important during a very difficult time? Family and grieving. Even if you want to do it, how productive will you be? If you are like I was, I sat in my office and stared at the wall for hours on end, eventually getting nothing done anyway.
If you would like to know how we can help you during a very difficult and overwhelming time, call us for a free ½ hour consultation. We know what you are going through, we’ve been there.
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