Answer a few plain questions and find out — in two minutes — whether you even need the long court process, and exactly what to do first. Then work one clear step at a time. No firm, no jargon, no rush.
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🕊️Did someone just die? Start with the first 72 hours — only what matters today. →More than half of American adults don't have a will. Without one, your state's formula — not you — decides who inherits, who's in charge, and who raises your children. Our builder walks you through it, applies your state's real rules, and gives you the signing steps that make it legal. It's free, and it saves your progress.
The state writes one for you — and it rarely matches what you'd have wanted.
The few steps that make a will legal — and the one most people skip.
Who really needs one, what it does and doesn't control, and when to add more.
From “I have no idea where to start” to a settled estate — three steps.
Answer 5 questions. We tell you whether you can skip full probate — based on your state's real rules — and the first thing to do.
A clear, ordered to-do list, a safe place for every document, and your dated deadlines — all in one workspace that saves as you go.
Do one thing at a time. We show you the moment each step becomes official, right up to “settled and done.”
Many estates don't. Here's how to tell in a few minutes — and what it saves you.
The plain-English job description — and the one thing that makes you official.
Often yes. Here's where DIY is fine — and the few moments it isn't.
It depends entirely on whose name was on the deed. Four common cases.
Almost never out of your own money. Here's how debts actually get handled.
A calm, ordered list for the first two weeks — nothing more.