Immediate contacts
Family, physicians, attorneys, advisors, schools, caregivers, and emergency services.
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The Family Emergency Checklist
Know what your family may need if illness, hospitalization, or incapacity suddenly disrupts everyday life.
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Inside the checklist
1Immediate contacts
2Authority and healthcare
3Essential accounts
4People and responsibilities
5Digital access
6First-week actions
Prepare before information becomes urgent
Six areas families often have to reconstruct during a crisis.
Authority and healthcare
Power of attorney, advance directive, medications, insurance, and document locations.
Essential accounts
Banking institutions, utilities, housing, recurring bills, policies, and urgent payments.
People and responsibilities
Who coordinates, who has legal authority, and who handles children, dependants, pets, home, or business.
Digital access
Important accounts, devices, recovery arrangements, legacy settings, and approved access instructions.
First-week actions
Priorities for the first 24 hours, first 72 hours, and the remainder of the first week.
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Important distinction
This checklist supports practical preparation. It does not create a power of attorney, advance directive, guardianship, conservatorship, or other legal authority; determine capacity; or replace state-specific legal, medical, or financial advice.