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Planning Ahead. DVA’s Guide To Putting Your Affairs In Order.




Planning ahead is one of the greatest gifts you can give your family.


The Department of Veterans' Affairs' Planning Ahead guide provides practical advice to help veterans and their loved ones organise important personal, legal and financial affairs, while also offering guidance on preparing for and coping with bereavement.


We hope you won't need it for some time, but this guide is here as a valuable reference whenever you or your family need it.


The guide has 60 pages, and the best way to view it is to download it as a PDF.


You can download the guide as a PDF here:




Below are two sample pages from the guide, shown as images.


  1. Forward page from the Planning Ahead Guide.

  2. Contents page from the Planning Ahead Guide. 


Forward page from the Planning Ahead Guide. 
A Guide To Putting Your Affairs In Order.
Preparing For And Coping With Bereavement.
Forward page from the Planning Ahead Guide. 



Contents page from Planning Ahead.
A Guide To Putting Your Affairs In Order.
Preparing For And Coping With Bereavement.
Contents page from the Planning Ahead Guide.

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