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You want to plan your own funeral

Planning a funeral is an expression of care and responsibility towards loved ones.

Thanks to it, at a difficult time of mourning they don’t have to make many decisions alone, or face the costs and formalities. Arrangements and instructions made in advance allow your wishes to be carried out with dignity, avoid misunderstandings and ensure the financial cover of all funeral procedures.

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From the expert

„Planning a funeral is still underappreciated in Poland. Everyone assumes the funeral will simply happen - yet it can also be an expression of our will. The funeral benefit is lower than the real costs, so it’s worth having documents and decisions ready for that moment, even though the subject is genuinely emotionally hard."
- Paweł Blajer, attorney-at-law, PhD, estate-planning specialist

A list of documents and materials worth preparing

As originals and as digital copies.

  1. 1 A will with dispositions concerning the funeral - specifying the form of burial, the ceremony, and any wishes about music or the character of the event
  2. 2 A contract with a funeral home, if concluded during your lifetime
  3. 3 A document confirming the right to a cemetery plot - together with a map of the grave’s location
  4. 4 Information about where funeral attire is kept (if chosen in advance)
  5. 5 An insurance policy covering funeral costs
  6. 6 A good-quality photograph - intended for the obituary, death notices or headstone
  7. 7 Contact details for the executor of the will or the person responsible for organising the funeral
  8. 8 Social-media details together with instructions for publishing information about the funeral
  9. 9 A list of people to be notified about the ceremony - family, friends, communities
  10. 10 A recorded farewell message for loved ones

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It’s best to start with a single document from the list above. It will take you a few minutes, and your family will receive exactly what they need, exactly when they need it.

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