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Distribution of your Estate
How your will and estate are handled

How your property will be distributed by your Will. Note that this does not include life insurance policies and those pass as spelled out in the policy paperwork and designations you make there.

You should only create your Will online if your wishes are simple. For instance, most married couples desire to leave everything to each other first, and when the spouse dies then to the children equally. Most single parents desire to leave everything to their children and name guardians; and for people without children, most desire to leave their estates to their spouse, significant other, relatives or friends.

The customized Wills on this site allow you to do this quickly and easily.

If your situation is more complex, creating a Will online may not be sufficient to meet your needs. For example, if you have significant assets, want to disinherit relatives, set up complicated trust provisions, have a child with a disability, or anticipate family conflict, or if you have estate planning questions in general, you should seek legal counsel.

When making a simple will, the vast majority of married couples desire to leave everything to each other first, and when the spouse dies then to the children equally. Our process creates this will document for you and allows you to name guardians for your minor children below.

Executor
The person you want to handle your will and estate

Explain It

An executor is the person you choose to carry out the terms of your Will, including administration of your estate. When the Will is admitted to probate, the court gives the executor authority to act as the testator or Will writer’s legal representative in administering the estate. The executor's duties include collecting probate assets of the deceased, paying valid debts (including any estate taxes), investing estate funds, and ultimately distributing them to the beneficiaries in accordance with the Will's terms.

Your executor should be someone you consider highly trustworthy, with good judgment. You might choose a trusted friend or relative who is capable of handling financial matters.

There are some restrictions on who may serve as an executor. Many states will only appoint individuals who are residents of the same state. If you want to select a non-resident executor, contact your county clerk of probate court or an attorney to find out what your state allows. It is recommended that an alternate choice for executor be named in case the first choice refuses or is unable to serve. An executor should not be a minor, convicted felon, or non-U.S. citizen.

Name the person you want to serve as your Executor (normally your spouse, if married), and also name an alternate.

Executor

Alternate Executor

Who Gets What?
The person you want to handle your will and estate

After your death, your assets are gifted to your beneficiaries. You can (but don’t have to) make specific gifts, such cash, vehicles, jewelry, household items, or other personal property to specific people or entities.

Once that’s done, the rest of your estate after all specific gifts are made (everything else) is distributed according to the "residual clause" below. Some people like to make many specific gifts, others make none or just a few and give "the residue to my spouse", or "the residue equally to my children".

You may leave any spaces below blank, in which case that certain provision will be left out of the Will, and will be distributed as part of your residuary estate.

(optional) Gifts of personal property to specific persons
If there are things you want to go to certain people, list them here, i.e. my couch goes to aunt barb.

Explain It

You can make a gift of any item of personal property only to any person (or charity). For example, a wedding ring to a friend, car to a specific relative, card collection to a friend.

Add Gifts