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Country singer Taylor Dee, a 33-year-old mother of two children, died in a car crash earlier this month. She leaves behind her young son and daughter.

Her family, on a GoFundMe page, wrote that Dee "left this world sooner than any of us were ready for."

Although she was a rising star, her family is now in the position to seek community financial support to raise money to help with funeral expenses.

Her unexpected death is a terrible loss to her family and the country music community.

Regardless of age, especially if you have minor children, you are never too young to have an estate plan. Unfortunately, tragedy does strike, but being prepared is the greatest gift you can leave behind for those you love most.

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Texas country singer Taylor Dee, 33, dies after car crash Dee's longtime agent confirmed to TODAY that the 33-year-old mother of two had died in the crash.

The process of winding up someone’s estate after death can be long, expensive, and tedious. If you are organized and prepared and your estate plan is up-to-date, the process is much more expedient and smoother.

Without updated trusted family or friends named to handle your estate, the process can be more complicated. This episode of the The Daily podcast by the The New York Times tells the story of one New York man named George Bell.

It illustrates what happens if you die without an updated Will, the logistics of locating assets, determining beneficiaries, and expenses associated with the process. 14 months after George Bell's death, his remaining $264k estate was split amongst those that were hardly connected with him at the time at his death or never even knew him.

It is worth your time to listen to this.

Even if you die with more family than George Bell, this process is not simple. But you have control. If you have an updated estate plan, asset inventory, and are well organized, this process can be much simpler, quicker, and cheaper than it was for his estate.

Listen here:

The Sunday Read: ‘The Lonely Death of George Bell’ Dying alone can cause a surprising amount of activity. Sometimes, along the way, a life’s secrets are revealed.