Family inheritance readiness

You've planned the estate.
Have you prepared the people?

A private score across six dimensions of heir readiness. Know which conversation comes first.

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Sample reportHeirloom
78of 120

Family Readiness Score

Developing

Priority areas: Governance and Transparency

  • Communication14
  • Transparency11
  • Responsibility15
  • Values13
  • Autonomy16
  • Governance9

Each dimension scored out of 20

68% of ultra-wealthy parents worry their heirs aren't prepared. Only 34% have a structured plan.UBS Global Family Office Report

Your advisors prepared the assets.

Attorneys draft the trusts. Advisors structure the portfolio. No one on the team is asked whether your heirs are ready to receive it.

53%

of family offices say next-generation members feel unprepared at the time of transfer.

47%

have no structured process for preparing them.

Campden Wealth Research

Three questions most plans skip.

  1. 01Could each of your heirs explain how your estate is structured, and why?
  2. 02Have they managed real money, with real consequences?
  3. 03Would they make a shared decision the way you would?

If one gave you pause, start here.

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Twelve questions. About 5 minutes. Free, no account.

The framework

Six dimensions. One score.

Every assessment question maps to one dimension, each scored out of 20, so you can see where to begin.

Sample reportHeirloom
78of 120

Family Readiness Score

Developing

Priority areas: Governance and Transparency

  • Communication14
  • Transparency11
  • Responsibility15
  • Values13
  • Autonomy16
  • Governance9

Each dimension scored out of 20

  1. 01

    Communication

    Communication Depth & Cadence

    How often your family talks about wealth, and how honestly.

    Sample 14 / 20
  2. 02

    Transparency

    Transparency & Estate Clarity

    Whether heirs know what exists, how it is held, and why.

    Sample 11 / 20
  3. 03

    Responsibility

    Financial Exposure & Responsibility

    Whether they have managed real money with real consequences.

    Sample 15 / 20
  4. 04

    Values

    Values Transmission

    Whether they can say what the wealth is for, in your words.

    Sample 13 / 20
  5. 05

    Autonomy

    Autonomy & Independence

    Whether they have built an identity and income of their own.

    Sample 16 / 20
  6. 06

    Governance

    Family Governance & Shared Vision

    Whether there is a way to decide together, after you.

    Sample 9 / 20

Private. Structured. Not therapy.

01

Quick Check

Twelve yes-or-no flags that show whether gaps exist.

Free. About 5 minutes.

02

Assessment

33 questions about what you observe, not how anyone feels.

20 to 25 minutes.

03

Report

Your score, every dimension, and the conversations to start with.

Private PDF, delivered within minutes.

Private by design. Your answers are never shared with advisors, attorneys, or anyone else unless you choose to. Heirloom is a diagnostic, not counseling or financial advice.

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  • The full assessment and private report
  • Annual re-assessment to track progress
  • Conversation frameworks and family meeting guides
  • Calculators, templates, and the Steward Handbook
  • An Advisor Briefing you share on your terms

For advisors and family offices

A baseline before the first conversation.

A readiness baseline changes what the first estate conversation is about. Clients complete it privately and arrive with a shared vocabulary for the discussion they keep postponing.

86%

of family offices lack a succession plan.

28%

cite rising-generation unpreparedness as a top risk.

31%

name family wealth education as their top service need, the most cited.

J.P. Morgan 2026 Global Family Office Report, 333 single family offices in 30 countries

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