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Every guide answers one real question — is an online will legal, who inherits without a will, will or trust — with the statutes cited and the state differences spelled out. Then it points you to the will you actually need.
An online will is just as legal as one typed in a law office — validity comes from how you sign it, not who drafted it. Here are the witnessing and signing rules that actually decide whether your will holds up, and the mistakes that get online wills thrown out.
Without a will, your state's intestacy statute — not you — decides who inherits, a probate judge chooses who raises your children, and unmarried partners and stepchildren receive nothing. Here's exactly how the default rules split an estate, and where they surprise people.
A will names who inherits and who raises your kids; a living trust moves assets outside probate while you're alive. Most people need a will first, some benefit from adding a trust. Here's the honest breakdown — costs, probate reality, and a decision table.
Witness counts, notarization, holographic wills, and self-proving affidavits differ by state. Each page covers the exact signing rules.
A guided interview turns your answers into a state-specific will — witnesses, self-proving affidavit, and signing instructions included.
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