America’s #1 estate planning software

Quicken WillMaker Plus is the easiest way to create your estate plan, whether it’s your first time or you want to update a previous plan. You’ll be guided through the process from beginning to end with practical and relevant legal information so you can make the best decisions for you and your family.

• Create a customized estate plan with a Will, Health Care Directive, and other essential documents
• Documents reflect the laws of your state*
• Easy interview format lets you complete documents at your own pace
• User-friendly legal manual answers common questions

Quicken WillMaker Plus is the original will-writing software, written and updated regularly by Nolo’s expert attorneys. Free legal updates will keep your program current through 2012. Technical support is also available.

New for 2012:

• Updated with new estate and gift law tax information
• Guidance on handling your digital assets
• Brand new interface makes it easy to manage and update documents, contacts, and more
• PDF export function with automatic legal formatting

Plus, get a free living trust! Spare your family from the hassle and expense of probate court as they carry out your wishes. Quicken WillMaker Plus 2012 gives you free access to Nolo's Online Living Trust, a $169 value.

Want to know more? Here’s a deeper look at what you can do with Quicken WillMaker Plus:

Your Will

The heart of every estate plan is a will, also known as a last will and testament. This legal document puts you in control of who inherits your property and who would assume guardianship of your children if it were ever necessary. Without a will, state law will determine these issues. Your will allows you to name an executor (“personal representative”) whose job it is to see that your wishes are carried out. And you can appoint a trusted person to manage property left to young people. With Quicken WillMaker Plus, you can revise and update your will whenever you like.

Your Health Care Directive. Spares your loved ones difficult decisions by laying out your wishes for medical care and naming someone to carry those wishes:

• Health Care Power of Attorney
  Permit a loved one to make important medical decisions for you if necessary.
• Living Will
  Specify whether you want your life prolonged through artificial means in certain circumstances and set out your wishes about specific medical treatments and procedures.

Your Final Arrangements

Plan a funeral or other ceremony and ease the burden on your loved ones. Describe your preferences for burial, cremation, memorials, obituaries, and more, and select someone to oversee your final arrangements.

Documents for Your Executor

Make sure your executor has all the forms and instructions necessary to do the job: checklists, letters, notices, claim forms and more.

Information for Caregivers and Survivors

Organize your estate so that your survivors don't have to. Use these documents to give them information about everything from bank accounts to the names of people you'd like contacted in the event of your illness or death.

Personal Finance Documents

Over a dozen forms let you handle common financial situations, such as lending or borrowing money between friends or family, creating a bill of sales, and ending a credit card account.

Home & Family Documents

Practical forms you can use every day to help run your home and keep your family safe, including authorizations and agreements, promissory notes, limited powers of attorney, and child and elder care forms.

*Estate planning documents not valid in Louisiana or U.S. Territories.

Forms

• Durable Power of Attorney for Finances
• Final Arrangements
• Health Care Directive (Living Will & Power of Attorney)
• Information for Caregivers and Survivors
• Revocation of Health Care Directive
• Revocation of Power of Attorney
• Will
• Affidavit of Domicile
• Employee Death Benefits Letter
• Executor's Checklist
• Executor's Letter to Financial Institution
• General Notice of Death
• Information for Caregivers and Survivors
• Notice to Creditor of Death
• Authorization for Foreign Travel With Minor
• Authorization for Minor's Medical Treatment
• Child Care Agreement
• Child Care Instructions
• Elder Care Agreement
• Housekeeping Services Agreement
• Housesitting Instructions
• Notice to Put Name on Do Not Call List
• Pet Care Agreement
• Subscription or Membership Cancellation Form
• Temporary Guardianship Authorization for Care of Minor
• General Bill of Sale
• Limited Power of Attorney for Finances
• Notice to Terminate Joint Credit Card Account
• Promissory Note (Balloon Payment)
• Promissory Note (Installment Payments)
• Promissory Note (One Lump-Sum Payment)
• Promissory Note (Payments of Interest Only)
• Revocation of Power of Attorney
• Security Agreement for Borrowing Money

Reviews

Press Reviews

" By far the most comprehensive program we reviewed, offering guidance on everything... " -USA Today " Walks you through making a will and provisions you need to consider for your situation. " -CBS News " Quicken WillMaker Plus... was easy to install from a CD, and we found the interview-style format intuitive. We found it the most complete of the five products we tried. " -The Wall Street Journal " From a group of tough critics, Nolo's WillMaker got the most praise... superior on every front. " -Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine " Which software did I like the best? No contest.... If you're looking to write a will, I highly recommend WillMaker. " -Eric Tyson, author of Personal Finance for Dummies " Write your own will using a software product such as WillMaker. " -ABC News " Easy-to-navigate program offers impressive depth in several areas.... Resulting document suggests legal heft. " -Christian Science Monitor " WillMaker is such an easy-to-use program that users may never need to look at the manual... refreshingly painless. " -Fortune " The most... comprehensive and widely praised of the will writing programs. " -Chicago Tribune " The level of detail and complexity anticipated by the program makes WillMaker one of the leading legal-advice programs on the market. " -Inc. " The most sophisticated legal software on the market. " -Worth " While each screen in WillMaker Plus is packed with reading material, the program is straightforward and assuredly resourceful. " -PC World " Even if you know you should see a lawyer... [WillMaker's] question-and-answer technique can help you sort through the options. " -BusinessWeek " When creating an estate plan or will, there are several things you need to know. This software can help you understand the process and answer many questions... " -About.com " Includes a long list of documents, from a basic will to a living trust. " -The News Journal " Will help you identify whether you need a lawyer. " -Indianapolis Star " This program felt like the most substantial, given the sheer amount of information it provided throughout the form-filling process. " -The New York Times " If you have a question about a specific issue, like how to choose an executor, you can dive into its easy-to-read legal manual. " -The New York Times

Customer Reviews

" This program helped me tremendously with updating our wills -- made it fast and simple. I love it! " -KT, Emory, TX " If I'd known it would be so easy, I'd have done our wills long ago.... " -JV, Windsor, CA " Very user friendly... great program and easy for non-computer people to use. " -MM, Flower Mound, TX " That was easy! Thanks so much for helping to give us piece of mind without costing us the whole pie! " -MF, Arkansas

System Requirements

Computer: Pentium 400 MHz

Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7

Memory: 512 MB RAM

Hard Disk Space: 54 MB

Monitor:800 x 600 (1024 x 768 recommended; with 16-bit color)

CD-ROM Drive: 2x speed

Internet Connection: 56 Kbps modem required to access online features

Printer: Any printer supported by Windows XP/Vista/ 7

Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher; Adobe Reader (optional); spreadsheet program (optional).