When you're planning for incapacity, consider adding a "Plan in a Can," a recycled tennis can that becomes a portable holder for your most important health and personal information in case of an emergency.

A death doula walks beside you and your loved ones as life gently comes to a close. For many families, that support can be life changing.

There's no time like now to document your preferences for medical care and end-of-life treatment in an Advance Directive.

Allie Adkins, Mary Jo Johnson, and Robin Lacrimosa answer seven of the most commonly asked questions about Advance Directives.

If you're concerned about the environment, there's no longer any need to compromise your values in the afterlife, thanks to new tren

What happens if you don't have an advance directive. Attorney Kim Kimbrough explains the risks. View more educational videos on Kimbrough...

Estate planning is for everyone, even young people. For this couple, a major life event motivated them to put their affairs in order.

The mere mention of the terms palliative care and hospice care can conjure up images of death and dying for many people. The prevailing...

A survey conducted by The Economist in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation demonstrates the huge gap between the type of...

What do people want most in their final months? A new survey by The Economist and the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that nearly 90% of...