Two thirds of Americans do not have a last will and testament or a revocable living trust. According to statistics, most Americans have failed to take the necessary steps to protect themselves, their families and their property through proper estate planning. Experts argue that the reason why few people do anything about estate planning is because the subject is not unpleasant. Others argue that it is due to the distrust attributed to attorneys. However, most views coincide and agree that the main reason why people fail to do estate planning is because of the hassle, inconvenience and especially the excessive attorney costs.

A Boston Lawyer, David Ensley, says that one can prepare their own will. “Your ability to handle legal matters by yourself of course depends on your level of education, level of sophistication as well as your understanding of the subject. If you want to prepare a last will and testament where there is little or no real assets or property involved, you can find these forms at online websites at reasonable prices”.

People nowadays can get from websites reliable forms to handle these simple legal matters such as a living trust, bankruptcy, landlord and tenants agreements, power of attorney, buying and selling deals, loan repayment and other legal matters such as estate planning. “You should seek legal counsel for serious legal issues” Ensley says.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• Browse the LastTestamentWill.com website as well as visit the competition (example: LegalZoom.com) for comparison purposes and to give yourself an idea of what each provider offers.