Wills, Estates & Getting Organised
What a good estate plan includes, in plain English — so your family never has to guess.
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Half the country doesn’t have a current will; almost nobody has the rest of the kit. This class explains what an estate plan actually contains — will, powers of attorney, directives, super nominations, the folder of where-things-are — and gets you to a solicitor with the right questions.
It’s for anyone whose family would currently have to guess.
The eight lessons
1What “Estate Planning” Actually MeansNot just a will — the four-part kit, and what happens by default when parts are missing.2Your Will: What It Does & Doesn’t DoWho gets what, who’s in charge — and the surprise: super sits outside it.3Powers of Attorney, DemystifiedThe paperwork for while you’re alive — who runs things if you can’t, and choosing well.4Advance Care DirectivesYour voice, kept — and why the document is a gift to your family.5Superannuation & Death BenefitsThe biggest asset outside the will — and the five-minute nomination check.6Executors: Choosing & Being OneThe job description nobody reads first — and the kindest thing you can leave an executor.7Keeping It All FindableThe perfect will, lost in a filing cabinet, helps nobody — the practical layer that makes the legal layer work.8Getting It DoneDIY kits versus the solicitor, honestly weighed — and the sequence that gets it all signed.One page of homework per lesson: the kit stocktake, your will sketched, attorney and executor shortlists, the five-minute super check, the findability map — and the bring-to-the-solicitor page that makes the appointment count. Print it, fill it in pencil, keep it with your important papers.
How to get it
Morning Post membership
This class and the other 17 — plus both Morning Post workbooks, all four mysteries, and everything we build next. Covers your household.
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Pairs well with The Just-In-Case Folder (workbook) and The Age Pension & What You’re Entitled To.
Questions worth asking
Does the class write my will?
No — wills are state-specific legal documents. The class makes you the best-prepared client in the solicitor’s waiting room.
Is it legal advice?
No — plain-English education. Your solicitor and your state’s official site handle the specifics.
How does the Just-In-Case Folder fit?
The Folder is the “findable information” layer this class keeps pointing to — the class explains the kit; the Folder is where the practical part gets written down.
Morning Post Classes — general education, never legal or financial advice. Estate law differs by state: your solicitor and your state’s official resources are the ones to rely on. Narration and illustrations are AI-assisted under human editorial review — editorial policy.