There is an excellent article in today’s Wall Street Journal, Monday, March 28, 2016 on the difficulties of sorting out your parents’ financial affairs after they become incapacitated.   It includes a number of recommendations on steps you should take with your family while your parents are still healthy to share financial information and avoid the difficulties the author experienced.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-difficult-delicate-untangling-of-our-parents-financial-lives-1459130770