If anyone depends on you, or you own anything you care about, you need a will. It's not about wealth. A will names who raises your kids, who handles your affairs, and who receives what you leave behind. That's the whole decision: you choose, or the state does.

Yes. You have every right to create your own will, and a will made online is legally valid as long as it's executed to your state's rules. The catch is execution. Most platforms hand you documents and leave the printing, witnessing, and notary scheduling to you, which is where things stall or go wrong. Inhira drafts your documents to your state's law from attorney-reviewed templates, and where your state allows it, walks you through signing and notarizing online in the same session. You finish with a legally valid plan, not homework.

With an attorney, a will typically runs from several hundred dollars to a few thousand, and a trust based plan more than that. With Inhira, a real will is free, forever, no credit card. Complete notarized plans and trust based plans are one time prices with no subscription. See current pricing at inhira.com/pricing. Whatever route you choose, compare it against the cost of the state's default plan, because that one isn't free either.

Timing and probate. A will takes effect when you die and goes through probate, a public court process. A revocable living trust takes effect the moment you create it, holds your assets while you're alive, and passes them to your beneficiaries without probate: privately, and usually faster. A will is simpler and cheaper up front. A trust costs more up front and typically saves your family time, money, and publicity later. Most people only need a will. Some genuinely benefit from a trust. The honest answer depends on your situation, and we'll tell you which one fits.

Name them in a will. Guardianship for minor children can only be formally nominated there, which is why even people with trusts still need one. Name a backup too, in case your first choice can't serve. For a lot of parents, this single question is the reason the plan finally gets done, and it's a better reason than most.