A Complete Estate Plan for Your Entire Family Quicken WillMaker & Trust 2024: Book & Online Software Kit is the easiest way to create your estate plan, whether you''re just getting started or want to update your previous arrangements. With this book, you get access to powerful software that guides you through the process from beginning to end, giving you the practical and legal information you need to make the best decisions for you and your family. QuickenWillMaker is the original estate planning software created and updated regularly by Nolo''s experts.  Buying this book gives you access to the software. You can choose to make your estate plan online or using software downloaded to your computer. As you''re making your estate plan, you''ll use the book as a guide and legal manual. Included Documents: Wills. The heart of everyestate plan is a will, also known as a last will and testament. This legaldocument puts you in control of who inherits your property and who wouldtake care of your children if it were ever necessary. Without a will,state law determines these issues. Making a will rarely involvescomplicated legal rules. If you''re like most people, you won''t need alawyer. With good do-it-yourself materials, it''s simple and easy to make awill that takes care of basic concerns, such as leaving a home,investments, a small business, and personal items to your loved ones. Living Trusts. A revocableliving trust, unlike a will, offers a fast, private, probate-free way totransfer one''s property after death. Although a living trust is not acomplete substitute for a will (it doesn''t allow you to name a guardianfor a child, for example), it can be a more efficient way to transferproperty at death, especially large-ticket items such as a house. Transfer on Death Deeds. Transferon death (TOD) deeds transfer property to your beneficiary when you die,without probate. Before your death, you still own the property, and youcan revoke the deed (or make a new one) at any time. TOD deeds providesome of the best features of both wills and living trusts. Like livingtrusts, TOD deeds keep the property out of probate. Like wills, they aresimple to make, revise, and revoke. So for many people, particularly thosewhose largest asset is their house, TOD deeds can replace the need for aliving trust. (You''ll still almost certainly need a will.) Financial Powers of Attorneys. Adurable power of attorney ensures that someone you trust (called your"agent" or "attorney-in-fact") will be on hand tomanage the many practical, financial tasks that will arise if you becomeincapacitated. Health Care Directives (LivingWill and Medical Power of Attorney). Spare your loved ones difficultdecisions by laying out your wishes for medical care and naming someone tocarry out your instructions. Includes a health care power of attorney anda living will. Letters to Survivors. Use the Letterto Survivors to leave your loved ones detailed explanations about yourdecisions. You can also use your letter to leave some general thoughtsabout your life. Final Arrangements. Plan a funeralor other ceremony and ease the burden on your loved ones. Describe yourpreferences for burial, cremation, memorials, obituaries, and more. Download the software or make your documents online in your secure WillMaker customer account. Then follow the step-by-step interviews to create an estate plan that''s tailored to your wishes and the laws of your state. You''ll get detailed instructions on how to sign your documents and make them legal. Quicken WillMaker & Trust is reviewed year-round by Nolo''s expert attorneys. The 2024 edition has a fresh new look and includes many important legal and technical improvements. Automatic updates keep your program current through 2024. *Documents reflect the laws of your state - estate planning documents are not valid in Canada, Louisiana, and US Territories