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    • How To Best Prepare Your Estate
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    • How to Store Your Will and Keeping it Safe
    • Preparing for Illness or Old Age
    • Funeral Plans and Costs
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  • The Basics
    • What Is a Last Will and Testament
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    • Different Types of Wills
    • Breaking Down a Joint Will
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  • Creating A Will
    • Planning Your Will
    • Lawyers vs Will Writing Services
    • 10 Common Errors of a DIY Will
    • Using Online Will Writing Services
    • Writing My own Will
    • Appointing a Lawyer to Write a Will
    • How Much Does a Will Cost to Write?
    • Ensuring Your Will is Valid
    • Validity of Your Will Outside the US
  • Looking After My Family
    • Discussing Your Will With Loved Ones
    • Writing a Will If You Are a Parent
    • Laws on the Next of Kin
    • Adoption and Will Writing
    • Planning a Will if You Have No Heirs
    • A Child-Free Couples’ Guide to Wills
    • Wills and Divorce
    • A Guide to Naming Your Beneficiaries
  • Wills & Testaments Checklist
    • How To Best Prepare Your Estate
    • Planning Your Digital Estate
    • Choosing Representatives for Your Estate
    • Power of Attorney
    • Choosing An Executor
    • Personal Property You Can Include in a Will
    • How to Store Your Will and Keeping it Safe
    • Preparing for Illness or Old Age
    • Funeral Plans and Costs
    • The Basics of a Transfer on Death Deed
  • Changing A Will
    • 10 Reasons to Change Your Will
    • Using a Codicil
    • Changing and Writing a New Will
    • Changing Beneficiaries
  • FAQS
    • How Does a Trust Work?
    • Will Planning and Estate Planning: What’s the Difference?
    • Is a Last Will and Testament a Public Record?
    • Can Wills Be Handwritten?
    • Health Proxies and Living Wills
    • Can I leave assets to my pet?
    • What is a Revocable Living Trust?
    • Including Proceeds of Insurance Policies
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  • Home
  • The Basics
    • What Is a Last Will and Testament
    • What is an Estate?
    • Different Types of Wills
    • Breaking Down a Joint Will
    • What To Include in a Will
  • Creating A Will
    • Planning Your Will
    • Lawyers vs Will Writing Services
    • 10 Common Errors of a DIY Will
    • Using Online Will Writing Services
    • Writing My own Will
    • Appointing a Lawyer to Write a Will
    • How Much Does a Will Cost to Write?
    • Ensuring Your Will is Valid
    • Validity of Your Will Outside the US
  • Looking After My Family
    • Discussing Your Will With Loved Ones
    • Writing a Will If You Are a Parent
    • Laws on the Next of Kin
    • Adoption and Will Writing
    • Planning a Will if You Have No Heirs
    • A Child-Free Couples’ Guide to Wills
    • Wills and Divorce
    • A Guide to Naming Your Beneficiaries
  • Wills & Testaments Checklist
    • How To Best Prepare Your Estate
    • Planning Your Digital Estate
    • Choosing Representatives for Your Estate
    • Power of Attorney
    • Choosing An Executor
    • Personal Property You Can Include in a Will
    • How to Store Your Will and Keeping it Safe
    • Preparing for Illness or Old Age
    • Funeral Plans and Costs
    • The Basics of a Transfer on Death Deed
  • Changing A Will
    • 10 Reasons to Change Your Will
    • Using a Codicil
    • Changing and Writing a New Will
    • Changing Beneficiaries
  • FAQS
    • How Does a Trust Work?
    • Will Planning and Estate Planning: What’s the Difference?
    • Is a Last Will and Testament a Public Record?
    • Can Wills Be Handwritten?
    • Health Proxies and Living Wills
    • Can I leave assets to my pet?
    • What is a Revocable Living Trust?
    • Including Proceeds of Insurance Policies
  • Contact Us
  • Blog
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  • Home
  • The Basics
    • What Is a Last Will and Testament
    • What is an Estate?
    • Different Types of Wills
    • Breaking Down a Joint Will
    • What To Include in a Will
  • Creating A Will
    • Planning Your Will
    • Lawyers vs Will Writing Services
    • 10 Common Errors of a DIY Will
    • Using Online Will Writing Services
    • Writing My own Will
    • Appointing a Lawyer to Write a Will
    • How Much Does a Will Cost to Write?
    • Ensuring Your Will is Valid
    • Validity of Your Will Outside the US
  • Looking After My Family
    • Discussing Your Will With Loved Ones
    • Writing a Will If You Are a Parent
    • Laws on the Next of Kin
    • Adoption and Will Writing
    • Planning a Will if You Have No Heirs
    • A Child-Free Couples’ Guide to Wills
    • Wills and Divorce
    • A Guide to Naming Your Beneficiaries
  • Wills & Testaments Checklist
    • How To Best Prepare Your Estate
    • Planning Your Digital Estate
    • Choosing Representatives for Your Estate
    • Power of Attorney
    • Choosing An Executor
    • Personal Property You Can Include in a Will
    • How to Store Your Will and Keeping it Safe
    • Preparing for Illness or Old Age
    • Funeral Plans and Costs
    • The Basics of a Transfer on Death Deed
  • Changing A Will
    • 10 Reasons to Change Your Will
    • Using a Codicil
    • Changing and Writing a New Will
    • Changing Beneficiaries
  • FAQS
    • How Does a Trust Work?
    • Will Planning and Estate Planning: What’s the Difference?
    • Is a Last Will and Testament a Public Record?
    • Can Wills Be Handwritten?
    • Health Proxies and Living Wills
    • Can I leave assets to my pet?
    • What is a Revocable Living Trust?
    • Including Proceeds of Insurance Policies
  • Contact Us
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