Estate Organizing
A specialty within the organizing field, estate organizing was pioneered by Jeanne Smith of Exit Stage Right in California. Janine has invested in training from Jeanne in helping people organize for their own estate planning, as well as helping heirs handle the myriad details that arise after the death of a loved one.
If you’re the executor or trustee of a loved one’s will or trust, you almost certainly face a daunting task. In addition to handling the details of insurance, estate taxes and other financial matters, many estate administrators find themselves faced with a physical mess. If your recently departed family member hasn’t left an organized estate, you might find the task overwhelming, particularly since you’re dealing with it during a time of emotional stress.
Janine can help. She can assist you with the paperwork—helping you navigate the deadlines and other administrative details that go hand-in-hand with administering an estate. She can go through your loved one’s papers and find the information you need. She’ll provide you with compassionate, clear-headed and purposeful assistance. And you have the comfort of knowing she’s been trained by one of the best—and is able to call on Jeanne Smith’s considerable experience should any sticky issues emerge.
If you’re now responsible for your loved one’s home full of belongings, Janine can bring in a team of organizers to organize the contents, sorting like items together so you and your fellow heirs can easily find what you’d like to keep. Janine can arrange an estate sale or transportation of items to auction or charity and leave the house empty and ready for sale, if that’s what you’d like. You can be involved as much or as little as you desire.
Janine knows how difficult it can be to make decisions during times of grief. She will treat you with compassion and respect for your feelings.
Since the scope of your project can vary so much, pricing for your estate organizing project will depend upon your individual situation. Please give Janine a call to discuss how she can help you and how much it might cost.