Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PartingWishes.com Launches Unique Internet Estate Planning Services
October 14, 2002 -- PartingWishes.com has launched a
unique portfolio of services that allows consumers to communicate their final
wishes to loved ones after they have passed away. The interactive web site
includes services for describing funeral wishes, drafting a
Legal Will and
preparing multimedia messages.
Many people are uncomfortable with the topic of their own
death and do not take the time to express their funeral wishes clearly to their
family members. Now, as a free service offered by PartingWishes.com, members are
able to document their funeral wishes by answering a series of questions related
to the style, cost and format of their own funeral. These wishes can then be
printed for safekeeping, or stored on the secure PartingWishes.com server. The
member then designates specific friends and/or family members as “Keyholders®”,
who are each assigned a unique password. Only after the member passes away can
the information be accessed.
In addition, a lawyer approved
Canadian Legal Will Service and
American Legal Will Service is
now available. Users of this service are presented with a series of
comprehensive questions, written in plain language, the answers to which form
the basis of their Will. Clear, concise, online help is available at every step
of the way, so that consumers do not need to be legal experts to create their
own legal Will.
PartingWishes.com has also introduced a free “MyMessages”
service which allows members to create multimedia messages to friends and loved
ones. These messages remain completely secure until they are eventually unlocked
by a designated Keyholder® after the member has passed away. The MyMessages
service is for those people who would like to ensure that some final messages or
important information is passed on to loved ones, but don’t want to rely on a
sealed envelope which may either be opened prematurely, or never be discovered.
“Unfortunately, most of us do not take the time to make our
final plans. 70 percent of North Americans do not have a legal Will, and of the 30
percent who do, most are out of date” explains CEO Tim Hewson. “In addition,
many people have specific preferences for certain aspects of their funeral, but
few have clearly communicated their funeral wishes. It is clear that may people
are looking for a more effective approach to funeral and estate planning, but
engaging professional help can be very inconvenient and expensive while existing
products such as do-it-yourself Will kits are very disappointing.”
About PartingWishes.com
PartingWishes.com is a privately owned corporation established in Ontario,
Canada, providing online services which span the globe. By using a unique
“Member-Keyholder®” model, combined with the latest in secure encryption
technologies, PartingWishes.com allows its members to document, maintain and
communicate their parting wishes in a very easy, secure, convenient and
cost-effective manner. This includes U.S., Canadian and international legal
documents such as Wills, Power of Attorney, Living Wills, funeral plans, online
memorials, last messages, medical health care directives, estate planning and
other advance directives. All legal documents and wishes are created, stored and
maintained by members online, in a completely private and secure manner,
accessible only to designated friends or family members when the time is right,
and from anywhere in the world. PartingWishes.com is an independent
organization, not tied to a funeral home or law firm, and does not provide legal
advice or counsel.
For More Information Contact:
PartingWishes.com
Email:
support@partingwishes.com
Internet:
http://www.partingwishes.com
