Dear Friend,

There’s a quiet lie that floats around when it comes to estate planning.

It whispers things like, “I don’t need to deal with that yet.”
Or, “I’ll be gone—let them figure it out.”
Or, “It’s my stuff. I’ll decide later.”

And for a while, those words feel harmless. Rational, even.

But here’s the truth most people don’t face until it’s too late:

Planning isn’t about you. It’s about the people you love. Planning Isn’t About Control—It’s About Compassion

Some people think putting together a Will or a Trust means trying to “control things from the grave.” That you’re micromanaging or overthinking.

But that’s not what thoughtful planning really is.

It’s not about control.
It’s not about fear.
It’s not about being overly cautious or pessimistic.

Planning is about kindness.

It’s about love in its most practical form—making hard decisions now so the people you care about don’t have to make them later, while they’re still numb, grieving, and trying to hold it together.

It’s about protecting your spouse from late-night calls to attorneys and banks who won’t speak to them without documents they can’t find.
It’s about sparing your children the gut-wrenching experience of wondering whether they did what you would have wanted… or if they’ve let you down.
It’s about making sure your family remembers you with peace in their hearts—not panic in their hands.

Because in those moments—when life has turned upside down—the greatest comfort you can give is certainty.

The People You Love Will Be the Ones Left Holding the Bag

Here’s something we don’t talk about enough: when you’re gone, someone has to take the reins.

Someone has to make the phone calls, file the paperwork, close the accounts, plan the service, divide the things, calm the arguments, and somehow hold everyone else together—while they’re falling apart inside.

It won’t be a stranger. It’ll be your spouse. Your adult child. Your best friend. The person who loved you most.

And if you didn’t leave them a clear plan, you left them guessing. And guessing hurts.

They’ll second-guess every decision.
They’ll worry about offending someone.
They’ll carry a weight that never should have been theirs to carry in the first place.

Not because you didn’t care.

But because it never felt urgent… until it was.

The Most Loving Thing You Can Do

You’ve likely spent your life doing the right things—working hard, showing up, providing, protecting, putting others first. You’ve handled birthdays, breakdowns, bills, and blessings. You’ve raised a family, supported your loved ones, made sacrifices without ever calling them that.

Planning is the final chapter in that same story of love.

It’s the moment where you say, “Even when I’m not here to help… I am here. In this plan. In these instructions. In this peace I’ve given you.”

It’s the moment where you remove fear and replace it with clarity.

Where you stop future arguments before they begin.
Where you make sure the things that mattered most to you go to the people who matter most to you.
Where you turn what could have been confusion into confidence. And grief into grace.

Because the truth is: the plan isn’t for you.

It’s for them.

Ready to Take That Step?

You don’t need to be old.
You don’t need to be rich.
You don’t need to have everything figured out.

You just need to care about what happens to the people you love when you’re no longer here to care for them.

And I know you do.

Call Bascom Law today. Let’s sit down and create a plan that puts your heart into writing. A plan that gives your family the one thing they’ll need most in that moment: peace.

Because real love doesn’t leave behind a question mark.

Sincerely and Thanks,

Mike

Mike Bascom
Bascom Law, PC
770-285-5493