1. Death

2. Objectives Calculate personal “estate” Examine financial costs of unprepared vs prepared deaths Examine legal documents related to death Analyze how students can “go Egyptian”

3. Death in America Overall, Americans die from –Heart Disease –Cancer –Stroke –Accidents –Pneumonia –Diabetes –Aids/HIV –Suicide –Liver Failure (intoxicant abuse)

4. More Death… 9 out of 10 on the job fatalities are men 5 of 7 traffic deaths are men 4 of 5 suicides are men 9 of 10 HIV deaths are men Top killer of men 15-44 ACCIDENTS

5. More Death 50% of women will develop a life threatening cancer Heart disease kills over 300,000 women a year 180,000 new breast cancers were detected in 2008, 40,000 deaths Top Killer of Women 15-44 ACCIDENTS

6. Costs of Death About 16 million people die each year National Average for Medicare expense in a persons last 6 months=$9000 Heart Disease treatment alone cost 274 billion in 1998 –Plus 10 billion in drug costs –Plus 15 billion in equipment costs

7. Your Estate All Personal Property Real Property Contracts owed Contracts Receivable Insurance Receivable Vehicles Investments and Accounts

8. Probate Intestate estates are judicially distributed by –Arizona Law –Contracts –Best interests of minor children –Preferences of the next of kin/heirs

9. Major Legal Forms Will Living Will Durable Power of Attorney Special POA for Minors