The conclusion was not necessarily an issue of expense, but more to do with time and convenience and the perceived barriers to visiting a solicitor.  We also felt that the overhead in trying to keep a Will current was prohibitive, and even then, a Will would never give the flexibility that we really needed.  I owned a painting that I wanted to leave to a friend, and a colleague of mine had always envied my home theatre.  But what if I bought something new?  What if my circumstances changed?  Or if I had a falling out with one of my friends or relatives.  These were the kinds of provisions that I wanted to account for in my Will.

Shortly after this meeting we had the unfortunate experience of attending a funeral, and naturally we all gathered informally after the ceremony.  This time the conversation centered around how each of us would want "to go".  It was remarkable how all of us, with similar backgrounds, wanted different styles of funeral service.  But once again, none of us had thought of formally expressing these wishes, and had certainly not entertained the idea of pre-planning our funeral.

It was clear that we were not alone, so the idea of PartingWishes.com was born.  We set out to de-mystify the legal processes and to add convenience to the Funeral service industry.  We are an independent organization, not tied to a Funeral Home or to a Law firm.  We hope that PartingWishes.com will give you some ideas, trigger some thoughts, and provide a valuable service to you, your family and your friends.

I would love to hear from you, and to receive any feedback on your experiences with using the services we provide here at PartingWishes.com.  You can also forward requests for additional services that you feel might be useful to you.

Thank you for visiting us at PartingWishes.com.

Sincerely,

Tim Hewson
Chief Executive Officer
PartingWishes.com
timhewson@partingwishes.com