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Estate Planning Forms for Every Life Stage

Attorney-reviewed documents to protect your family and legacy. Select your state to get started.

8 Will Types
6 Trust Options
50 States Covered
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Last Will & Testament

Choose the will that matches your family situation. Each includes detailed instructions, legal guidance, and customization for your state.

Married + Adult Kids

Perfect for married couples whose children are 18+ and no longer need guardianship provisions.

  • Spousal protection
  • Adult children as beneficiaries
  • Executor designation
  • Property distribution
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Married + Minor Kids

Includes guardian designation for children under 18 and property management provisions.

  • Guardian appointments
  • Custodian for minor's property
  • Spousal protection
  • Alternate guardian options
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Married + Minor Kids (Trust)

Advanced protection with testamentary trust to manage assets until children reach specified age.

  • Built-in trust provisions
  • Trustee designation
  • Age-based distribution
  • Tax-efficient structure
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Married + No Kids

Streamlined will for couples leaving everything to spouse, with alternate beneficiaries.

  • Spouse as primary beneficiary
  • Alternate beneficiaries
  • Property distribution
  • Executor designation
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Single + Adult Kids

For unmarried individuals distributing estate among adult children or other beneficiaries.

  • Multiple beneficiaries
  • Flexible distribution
  • Executor designation
  • Specific bequests
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Single + Minor Kids

Critical for single parents—includes guardian and property custodian appointments.

  • Guardian appointments
  • Property custodian
  • Alternate guardians
  • Protection until adulthood
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Single + Minor Kids (Trust)

Maximum protection with trust to professionally manage assets for your children's future.

  • Testamentary trust
  • Trustee management
  • Age-staged distributions
  • Education provisions
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Single + No Kids

Simple, straightforward will for individuals distributing estate to family, friends, or charities.

  • Flexible beneficiaries
  • Charitable gifts
  • Personal property distribution
  • Executor designation
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Living Trusts

Avoid probate, maintain privacy, and ensure seamless management of your estate. Living trusts take effect immediately and continue working during incapacity.

Individual Revocable Living Trust

For single individuals or married persons who want separate trusts. Maintain complete control while avoiding probate.

  • Avoid probate entirely
  • Maintain full control during lifetime
  • Easy to modify or revoke
  • Privacy protection
  • Incapacity planning included
$39.99

Shared/Marital Revocable Living Trust

For married couples managing joint assets. Coordinate your estate plan with AB Trust provisions.

  • Joint management of family assets
  • AB Trust tax planning
  • Survivor protection provisions
  • Unified estate planning
  • Avoids double probate
$39.99

Credit Shelter A-B Trust

Advanced tax-saving strategy for married couples with substantial estates. Maximizes estate tax exemptions.

  • Maximize estate tax exemptions
  • Asset protection for surviving spouse
  • Control over asset distribution
  • Incapacity planning for both
  • Reduces overall tax burden
$44.99

Irrevocable Trust Agreement

Fortress 2025 Edition

Professional-grade asset protection with Crummey powers for tax-free gifting. 50-state valid. Updated for 2025 laws.

  • Asset protection from creditors
  • Tax-free gifting (Crummey powers)
  • 50-state portability clause
  • Spendthrift provisions
  • 17 pages (6,400 words)
$19.95
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Fortress Asset Protection Bundle

Complete Irrevocable Trust Package

Everything you need: Trust Agreement PLUS all documents required by banks and the IRS.

  • Complete Trust Agreement (17 pages)
  • Certificate of Trust (for banks)
  • Crummey Notice Letters (for IRS)
  • General Assignment of Property
  • Step-by-step User Guide
$69.95 Save $50+

Amendment of Living Trust

Modify provisions of your existing revocable living trust without rewriting the entire document.

  • Update beneficiaries easily
  • Change trustee designations
  • Modify distribution terms
  • Add or remove assets
  • Simple amendment process
$9.99

📋 Don't forget: A trust only works if it's funded

After creating your trust, you'll need to transfer assets into it. Our step-by-step guide walks you through the process.

Read the Trust Funding Guide →

Frequently Asked Questions

You'll need: names and addresses of beneficiaries, your executor choice, guardian nominations (if you have minor children), and a clear understanding of your assets and how you want them distributed. Consider nominal gifts for all children to demonstrate intent.

Yes. All states require at least two witnesses (Vermont requires three). Witnesses must be 18+, should not be beneficiaries, and must watch you sign. Your spouse or children should not serve as witnesses to avoid potential conflicts.

A self-proving affidavit (notarized statement attached to your will) makes it unnecessary for witnesses to appear in court after your death. Strongly recommended in all states except DC, Maryland, Ohio, and Vermont where they're not permitted.

Yes. You can create a new will (recommended) or use a codicil to make specific changes. If creating a new will, physically destroy all copies of your old will. Never use correction fluid or cross out sections—reprint and re-sign instead.

Store your original will in a fireproof safe or safe deposit box. Only create ONE original signed copy. Inform your executor and alternate executor of its location. Provide unsigned copies to key people—never multiple signed originals.

Revocable trusts can be changed or canceled anytime during your lifetime—you maintain full control. Irrevocable trusts cannot be changed once established, but offer stronger asset protection, estate tax benefits, and Medicaid planning advantages.

Yes. A "pour-over will" ensures any assets not transferred to your trust during your lifetime automatically flow into the trust after death. The will also names guardians for minor children—something a trust cannot do.

Yes, with revocable living trusts you typically serve as your own trustee, maintaining full control during your lifetime. You should also name successor trustees to manage the trust if you become incapacitated or after your death.

You must formally retitle assets in the trust's name. For real estate, execute and record new deeds. For bank accounts and investments, contact institutions to retitle accounts. Failing to fund your trust properly defeats its purpose.

Not required for straightforward situations. Our forms are attorney-reviewed and state-compliant. However, consult an estate planning attorney if you have complex assets, business interests, tax concerns, blended families, or special needs beneficiaries.

Review and update after major life events: marriage, divorce, birth/adoption of children, death of beneficiary or executor, significant asset changes, moving to a new state, or changes in tax law. Generally review every 3-5 years.