put (one's) affairs in order



put (one's) affairs in order

To organize one's financial and legal arrangements, especially in preparation for death. The doctors told me I likely had six months to live, so I need to start putting my affairs in order now. My father never put his affairs in order, and now, my brothers and I are embroiled in lawsuits over his estate.
See also: affair, order, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kiersten-English (Modern)
Marquinhos-Portuguese
TitoTEE-to (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
FlossieFLAWS-eeEnglish
Jayanthi-Tamil, Indian, Kannada
Josaphat-Biblical