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An Ethical Will passes on to the people you care most about whatever you want them to know about you, your values, your family history and anything else you want them to know. Leaving your possessions to someone is easy. Leaving your values can be more difficult, but not if you write an Ethical Will.

According to a study conducted for the Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, non-financial leave-behinds were 10 times more important to people's potential heirs than the financial aspects of a legacy.

An Ethical Will doesn't have to take any particular form. For example, in addition to being a writing, it could be a compilation video, a scrapbook with annotations or a series of letters.

If the idea of writing an Ethical Will prompts you to think about going a step further and writing a memoir, there is help available.

While considering an Ethical Will, also consider writing a Family Medical Tree  which includes any medical conditions you and any relatives have had. This can be valuable information for your family for generations of your family.

NOTE: An alternative to an Ethical Will is an edited transcript from "Dignity Therapy" sessions.  During meetings with a trained therapist, you will be asked bout your life, feeling, memories and hopes for your family. At the end of the sessions, you get an edited transcript. You can find a dignity therapist through te support survives at the medical institution at which you are receiving health care.

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