We’ve compiled a few resources to help you understand what you need and what to do next.
Yes, an online Will can be just as legally valid as one drafted in a lawyer's office. What makes a Will valid is not where it was written but whether it follows your state's rules and is signed the way your state requires. A good online
A backup executor, also called an alternate or successor executor, is the person your will names to take over if your first choice can't or won't serve. Naming one keeps the job with someone you picked. If no named executor is available, a probate court appoints
If you're reading this in the middle of it, start here: you don't have to do everything today. Most of what follows can wait a few days. A short list can't. People in the funeral and estate industry commonly reference a figure close to
If you're like most people, you don't spend much time thinking about your own funeral. Burial or cremation, what kind of service, what song plays. It's tempting to assume none of it matters much to you. Here's the part most people miss:
If something happened to you tomorrow, someone else would need to keep your household running: pick up the kids, feed the dog, pay the mortgage. Most families haven't written any of this down. This checklist covers the practical, findable information a family needs first, before any legal paperwork
A Power of Attorney is a legal document that lets you name someone to make decisions for you if you can't make them yourself. You're the "principal." The person you name is your "agent." Depending on the kind, they can handle your
