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[Music] what is a letter of instruction [Music] hi i'm daniel hunt i'm an attorney and a legal specialist in estate planning trust and probate law today we're going to be talking about letters of instruction what is a letter of instruction it's an informal letter that you write to your executor or successor trustee that lays out in greater detail what you want to have happen after you pass away while letter of instruction is not as legally binding as say your will or your trust it does provide information that usually won't be found in your will or trust or any other estate planning document also it's something that you can do yourself as opposed to something that should always be done by a qualified estate planning attorney while there's no general format that has to be followed with the letter of instruction most people will say something to the effect of dear successor trustee or executor after i pass away i want the following to happen and then you list it out and then you sign it