U.S. Legal Forms CEO Says Katrina Highlights Need for Safeguarding Legal Documents

JACKSON, MS - The ramifications of Katrina will be felt for a long time as loss of life and damage to health, home, and property is assessed. Many lessons have come out of this catastrophe - one of them is the importance of organizing legal affairs. U.S. Legal Forms CEO Frank D. Edens says creating and maintaining a life documents file is part of being prepared for an emergency - whether hurricane, fire, flood, or other unforeseen event.

"A life documents file is a collection of important legal papers from identification records and major contracts to legal documents we have prepared or have had prepared for us by an attorney. It includes papers such as birth certificates, social security cards, deeds, loan documents, insurance policies, marriage certificate, and titles to property, as well as will, living will, and power of attorney forms," said Edens.

According to Edens, once you compile your legal papers, you should keep them in a very secure place, such as a safe deposit box in a bank or a home safe. In addition, a copy of your life documents file may also be deposited with a third party, such as a relative, or an attorney if you have one.

Among the challenges that many victims of Katrina will face is the task of restoring legal documents lost in the storm. Edens says as a public service, an online guide for replacing lost or destroyed documents is available to Katrina victims free at http://www.uslegalforms.com/life-documents.htm. Additional Katrina resources and other relevant information can be found at http://www.uslegalforms.com/katrina-legal.htm

"We know first hand here at our headquarters in Mississippi the pain and suffering that has been caused by Katrina. The loss in our state and in Louisiana and other parts of the Gulf Coast is devastating. As Katrina victims begin to rebuild their lives, they will need information on how to obtain and replace important legal papers and we hope our free guide can offer some assistance," said Edens.

More information on creating life documents files can be found by visiting USLegalForms.com or calling (601) 896-0180.

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