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End-of-Life Planning, Ending Note, and Inheritance Preparation

💡 The Bottom Line

To reduce the burden on your family, start writing an Ending Note while you are healthy. For legal wills or inheritance consultations, go to free legal consultations.

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👤 Who

Ota City residents who want to prepare for their future

📋 What

Creating an Ending Note, or free consultation on wills/inheritance

⏰ When

While you are healthy and have sound judgment

📍 Where

At home (writing the note) / Citizen Consultation Division (Lawyer/Judicial Scrivener consultation)

❗ Why

To prevent surviving family from getting lost or arguing over procedures or inheritance

📝 How

1. Get and write an Ending Note -> 2. Book a free consultation if legal advice is needed

⏱ Free legal consultation: 30 minutes per session (Reservation required)

📖 Easy Explanation

'I don't want to burden my family after I pass away' or 'I want to organize my wishes for my assets and funeral.' For those people, we recommend using an 'Ending Note' to prepare for the end of life (Shukatsu).

[What is an Ending Note?] It's a notebook where you look back on your life and write down your wishes for medical care, nursing care, funeral, information on your assets (savings/insurance), and messages to your family. *It has no legal force (like a will), but it is a great help for your surviving family when making arrangements.

[How to get the notebook] You can use commercially available ones, or they may be distributed at Community Comprehensive Support Centers in Ota City, so please inquire.

[Consultations on inheritance and legal matters] For the creation of a will or prevention of inheritance troubles, please use Ota City's 'Free Lawyer Consultation' or 'Free Judicial Scrivener Consultation' (Reservation required).

✅ Checklist

Get an Ending Note (commercially available ones are OK)
Write a little at a time

Optional
Tell trusted family members where you keep the completed notebook
It's meaningless if they can't find it

Required
If you need a will, consult a judicial scrivener or lawyer
You can use the city's free consultations

Optional

👥 Who Qualifies

自分の老後や死後の準備をしておきたい方
エンディングノートを書きたい方
相続について不安がある方

❓ FAQ

Will my assets be divided exactly as written in the Ending Note?

Since the Ending Note has no legal force, please create a 'Will' if you want legally certain inheritance.

Around what age should I start end-of-life preparations?

There's no rule, but it is recommended to start organizing little by little while you are healthy, before your judgment declines due to illness, etc.

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