ersonal Information Packet

Instructions for completing the Personal Information Checklist

General Headings This Personal Information Checklist is designed to help you list all the property you own, how it is titled, and what it is worth. You may own more property than can be listed on this checklist. If so, use extra sheets of paper to list your property.

Type Immediately after the heading for each kind of property is a brief explanation of what property you should list under that heading.

Evidence of Title This indicates the document, or documents, you will needs as evidence of title to your property. Please understand that having these documents is essential in transferring property to your living trust. By collecting this documentation yourself you will save substantial professional fees.

"Owner" of Property How you own your property is extremely important for purposes of properly designing and implementing your comprehensive estate plan. For each property category there is a column titled "Owner". When filling in this column, please use the following abbreviations:

Bank Accounts

Type: Checking Account "CA", Savings Account "SA", Certificate of Deposit "CD" (Indicate type below).

Evidence of Title: Signature card, or the document you signed, to set up the account.

Note: If account is in your name (or in your spouse's name) for the benefit of a minor, please specify and give minor's name.

Type: Land, buildings, homes. If you have an interest in land or buildings that you own in partnership with someone other than your spouse, you should list those under the "Partnership Interests" section. If two or more names are on a deed or contract that does not state the type of ownership, enter the property below and please use "?" for owner.

Evidence Of Title: Deed or land contract (Do not use mortgage or tax assessment.)

General Description and/or Address Owner Fair Market Value Mortgage

Do not include retirement accounts.

Type: Money Market "MM", Investment "I", Cash Management "CM", or other account that is in a street name (Indicate type below).

Evidence of Title: The documents you signed to set up the account; account statement.

Note: If account is in your (or in your spouse's name) for the benefit of a minor, please specify and give minor's name.

Stock and bond certificates held by you (not in a brokerage acount)

Type: Stock in publicly owned corporations which is stock traded on an exchange or over the counter. (Stock owners in family, or nonpublicly traded companies, should be listed under "Corporate Business Interests". Stocks held in a street name, or investment account, should be listed under "Brokerage and Mutual Fund Accounts".)

Evidence Of Title: Stock certificate.

Stock options held by you

Type: Mortgages or promissory notes payable to you; other monies owed to you.

Evidence Of Title: Promissory note, written contract, or other documents creating right to receive payment.

Type: General/Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability companies. Please state the percentage interest you have in the partnership when you list your interest as a general/limited partner or member.

Evidence Of Title: Partnership/LLC agreement, certificate of partnership, or any documents you signed when purchasing the partnership/LLC interest. Include any buy/sell agreements.

Type: Privately owned (nonpublicly traded) stock. (Please indicate if a Buy/Sell Agreement exists and, if stock is owned either JT or TC with someone other than spouse, please furnish name and relationship.)

Evidence of Title: Stock certificate, minute book.

Type: All of the assets used by you in a sole proprietorship type of business ownership.

Evidence Of Title: Balance Sheet, depreciation schedule, registration or title issued by your state, bills of sale, fictitious name or trade name affidavit. Since a sole proprietorship is an amalgamation of assets, each asset must have evidence of title.

Enter land and building values in real estate.

Type: Livestock, machinery, leases and all business assets.

Evidence Of Title: If your farm or ranch operation is owned by a corporation, partnership, or LLC, enter it in the appropriate section. If it is in your name, enter it here. Describe each asset.

Type: Lease, overriding royalty, fee mineral estate, working interest, pooling agreement, etc.

Evidence Of Title: Lease agreement, deed, royalty agreement, farmout agreement, pooling agreement or other agreement you signed to create your oil, gas or mineral interest.

Type: Pension "P", Profit Sharing "PS", H.R. 10, IRA, SEP, 401(K), Roth (indicate type below)

Evidence of Title: Summary plan description, documents you signed to set up the plan, account statement, beneficiary designation.

Type: Major personal effects. Such as motor vehicles, boats, jewelry, collections, antiques, furs and all other valuable nonbusiness personal property (indicate type below and give a lump sum value for miscellaneous, less valuable items)

Evidence of Title: Registration, or title, issued by your state, bill of sale, canceled check, or source of cash to purchase property, gift tax return, or inheritance tax return, if you received property by gift or inheritance.

Type: Gifts or inheritances that you expect to receive at some time in the future; or monies that you anticipate receiving through a judgement in a lawsuit.

Evidence of Title: Copies of wills or trusts, copy of lawsuits or judgements, or any other document that evidences your anticipated interest.

Type: Other property is any property you have that does not fit into any listed category.

Evidence of Title: Documents you signed to purchase the property. Documents you received when you received the property, or any other document you have that shows you own the property.

Type: Term, whole life, split dollar, group life, annuity (Indicate type of policy below. If a corporation or company owns the policy, or pays the premium on the policy, write "Corporation".)

Evidence of Title: The policy itself, including all endorsements and amendments, and the original application you signed.

Enter totals from prior sections.