Posts Tagged 'do it yourself wills'

Writing a legal will is probably the easiest thing a lawyer can do. There are only a few legal requirements and the documents don’t need to be very long. If you are thinking of doing it yourself, you can. However certain legal requirements need to be met, so be sure you are getting good advice. When I graduated from law school one of my first clients needed a will and I had no clue what to do.

I went to the ...

WRITING WILLS

Writing wills is probably the easiest thing a lawyer can do. Shortly after I graduated from law school I was diagnosed with final stage terminal cancer. I was hospitalized for five months straight and then couldn’t work for several years. It was a major battle. When you’ve been that sick you are unemployable, so I finally had to hang out a shingle for a law office and practiced alone. I had no clue what to do, so I started to learn about writing wills. Uncle ...

DIY Wills – How Easy Is It?

Do it yourself wills, aka DIY wills are better than doing nothing, but I think you need to learn a little bit about legal wills before you jump in. The DIY wills industry is going nuts, because people feel like they are getting a simple document and getting ripped off for hundreds of dollars when they go to the lawyers. Yes, I’m a lawyer, but I think people can do DIY wills and come ...