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Family Resilience · Authority Guide

The Family Continuity Plan

Borrowing from business continuity, a family continuity plan documents who decides what, where things are, and how the household functions during disruption.

In this guide

  1. 1 · Executive summary
  2. 2 · Key takeaways
  3. 3 · Key strategies
  4. 4 · Pro-tips checklist
  5. 5 · FAQ
  6. 6 · Related guides & tools

Executive summary

Borrowing from business continuity, a family continuity plan documents who decides what, where things are, and how the household functions during disruption.

  • Roles + decision authority
  • Asset and policy inventory
  • Cash flow scenarios

Key takeaways

  • Roles + decision authority
  • Asset and policy inventory
  • Cash flow scenarios
  • Communications + reunification

Key strategies

  1. Strategy 1

    Roles + decision authority

  2. Strategy 2

    Asset and policy inventory

  3. Strategy 3

    Cash flow scenarios

  4. Strategy 4

    Communications + reunification

Pro-tips checklist

  • Update annually + after any major event
  • Test by walking through it together

FAQ

Is this the same as an estate plan?

Estate plans cover death and incapacity. Continuity plans cover the messy middle.