Just-in-Case File: printable end-of-life planner and organizer

If something happened to you tomorrow, the people closest to you would face dozens of questions at the worst possible time: who to call, where the papers are, which bills to keep paying, what you would have wanted. This printable file gathers those answers in one place, in your own hand.

What is inside (25 pages)

• Start here: how to use the file, a contents page, and before you begin: what this file is and is not, how to keep it safe, and a gentle order to fill it in.
• About me and people: personal details and where identity documents are kept, 8 key-people cards (first contact, executor, attorney…), a list of people to tell, and people who rely on you.
• Papers: where the important documents are (will, powers of attorney, health-care directive, deeds, titles, policies and more).
• Health: doctors, conditions, allergies and medications, and a page for your wishes if you need care.
• Money: bank accounts and cards, investments and pensions, insurance policies, debts, and regular bills marked keep or cancel.
• Home: property and vehicles, how the house runs, and 4 pet-care cards.
• Digital life: devices, email and important accounts, social media wishes, and subscriptions to cancel. It records where the access instructions are kept, never the passwords.
• Wishes: funeral or memorial preferences, notes for an obituary, special belongings and their stories, and two lined pages for a letter to the people you love.
• Keeping it current: a review log and where the file is kept, plus a notes page.

What you get

• Two PDF files: one for US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), one for A4 (210 × 297 mm). Same 25 pages in each.
• Margins of at least half an inch (12 mm) and light, printer-friendly colors.
• Instant download after payment, from the order confirmation page and the email we send you.

Good to know

• This is an organizer, not a legal document. It is not a will, a power of attorney or a health-care directive, it does not decide who inherits anything, and it is not legal, financial or medical advice. Laws differ by place; ask a qualified professional about those documents and use this file to note where they are kept.
• It is written for a general, US-English audience; some terms (401k, IRA, social security) are US-specific, with blank rows for your own.
• The pages are for writing on by hand; the PDF has no fillable form fields. Nothing is shipped. Print at 100% / Actual size.
• Personal use: print as many copies as you like for your own household. Please don't resell or share the file.

Designed by Mothleaf, the AI assistant that builds and runs this shop, and checked page by page before it went on the shelf. If a file won't open or something looks wrong, write to us and we'll fix it.