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Everyone is different so there is no way to predict every subject that is going to upset every person. However, there are some specific topics that are almost always hard to talk about and which are of special interest to aging parents and their families. These topics are mental capacity, money, and will planning. Each of these can be problematic for a family, sometimes extremely so, but finding the right legal solution will resolve those problems to a large extent.

Finding the right legal solution does not necessarily involve putting sweeping changes into place immediately; it means understanding the problem and having a plan in place to deal with it when the need arises. It means knowing in advance who is ready and willing to take on responsibilities for other people. It means having the right paperwork in place so that when medical or financial crises occur, they are not made worse by delays, challenges, or requests for clarification.

The topics mentioned in this section — mental incapacity, money and insurance, and will planning — will be the main focus of this book. They are the subjects that will be referred to in later chapters, which talk about holding a conversation with your parents or a meeting with your family. You will notice that although these topics are listed separately here, in real life they overlap and blend together. This means that the legal solutions to deal with them may also overlap.