Estate Planning

Last Will and Testament

Decide who inherits your property, name a guardian for your children, and choose the person who carries out your wishes — made official.

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

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Prepared for Jordan Avery · July 25, 2026.

1. Testator and family

Who is making the will — spouse, children, and household.

2. Gifts and beneficiaries

Who receives what: specific gifts and the residuary estate.

3. Executor and guardians

Who administers the estate, and who raises minor children.

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Signature
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What’s included

What your Last Will and Testament covers

your answers shape each section — anything that doesn’t apply stays out
Testator details — Who is making the will, and their family situation
Beneficiaries and gifts — Specific gifts of money, property, and belongings
Residuary estate — Who receives everything not specifically given
Executor appointment — Who carries out the will, with a backup named
Guardianship of minor children — Who raises your children if you can't
Signing and witness formalities — The execution block your state expects
The plain-English briefing

What is a Last Will and Testament?

A Last Will and Testament is the document in which you (the testator) direct who receives your property when you die, appoint an executor to carry those wishes out, and — if you have minor children — nominate the guardian who would raise them.

A will covers what you own at death and passes it through probate. It works alongside beneficiary designations and any trusts you have; the will catches everything those don't.

Why it matters

Without a will, state intestacy law decides who inherits — by formula, not by knowing your family — and a court chooses your children's guardian without your input. A will replaces those defaults with your actual wishes.

How it works

Three steps to a finished document

1

Answer questions

Plain-English questions about your situation, parties, and terms.

2

Review the document

Read what was written from your answers and fine-tune any section.

3

Download & use

Export as PDF or Word — and come back to edit any time.

Fair questions

Last Will and Testament questions

Yes — nearly every state requires two adult witnesses who watch you sign, and most allow a notarized self-proving affidavit that makes probate smoother. Sign with the formalities your state requires.
Your state's intestacy statute distributes your property by formula — typically to your spouse and closest relatives — regardless of what you would have wanted, and a court selects guardians for minor children.
Yes, any time you're competent: make a codicil for small changes or sign a new will that revokes the old one. Major life events — marriage, divorce, a new child, a big purchase — are the usual reasons to update.
Yes. Your answers shape the sections and language of the final document — including your parties, terms, and where relevant your state — so you're not left editing a generic template.
Your finished document downloads as both a polished PDF and a fully editable Microsoft Word (.docx) file, professionally formatted and ready to use.
Yes — every BizDocs document is fully editable. Update names, dates, terms, and entire sections before downloading, or download the Word version and edit it anywhere.
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