Quicken WillMaker Plus 2008 [OLD VERSION]

by Nolo

Product Features

• Makes it easy to protect your family and assets with key legal documents; save on legal fees
• Comprehensive onscreen legal manual; onscreen help is always available and easy to access; expert tech support is also available
• Creates customized forms from over 40,000 possibilities to ensure they suit you and your situation
• Contact List stores names and other important information for all the people and organizations you've included while creating your documents
• Provides complete instructions on what to do to make sure your document is legal and in compliance with the laws of your state

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: 1413308171
• Item model number: WQP8R4
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 30, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #765 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #2 in Software > Business & Office > Legal
  • #48 in Software > Home & Hobbies

Product Description

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Help protect your family and your assets, and save on legal fees! Quicken WillMaker Plus 2008 provides the legal forms you need. So comprehensive, the software assembles your forms from among 40,000 document possibilities--but so easy to use, you'll have them finished in minutes.

Simply launch Quicken WillMaker Plus to create your own:

• Will
• Living Trusts, including an AB Trust
• Health Care Directive:
  • Living Will
  • Health Care Power of Attorney
• Financial Powers of Attorney
• Final arrangements document
• Important documents for executors

Quicken WillMaker Plus makes it easy to protect your family and assets with key legal documents.

Quicken WillMaker Plus has all the documents you need for an estate plan, including a will, living trust, living will, financial power of attorney and more.

To make your documents, you'll answer a series of clear, straightforward questions.

The software also provides forms you can use every day, such as authorizations and agreements, promissory notes, and child and elder care forms.

For each document, Quicken WillMaker Plus takes you through a step-by-step interview. Your documents will automatically reflect the laws of your state. If you have any questions, simply check out the comprehensive onscreen legal manual. Expert tech support is also available.

Need to know more? Here are in-depth details about what you can do with Quicken WillMaker Plus:

• Your Will
  Provide for family, friends and charities. Name a personal guardian to care for young children. Specify the executor (or "personal representative") of your estate. Select a trusted person to manage property left to young people. Revise and update your will whenever you like.
  
  
• Your Living Trust
  Make a basic trust, whether you're married or single. If married, you can create a AB trust (or bypass trust) and spare your heirs from potentially heavy estate taxes. Create subtrusts for minor children and young adults. Name custodians for property left to children. Change or revoke your trust at any time.
  
  
• Your Health Care Directive lets people who care for you make important decisions about your life and health when you can't. Create a:
  
  
  • Health Care Power of Attorney
    Permit a loved one to make important medical decisions for you if you are unable to do so yourself.
  • Living Will
    Specify whether you want your life prolonged through artificial means. Appoint someone to make sure your wishes are carried out.
  
  
• Your Financial Power of Attorney
  Name someone to make your financial decisions, in case you are medically incapacitated. Don't worry, you can grant as much authority as you wish.
  
  
• Your Final Arrangements
  Plan a funeral or other ceremony. Clarify whether you want a cremation or burial. Select someone to oversee your final arrangements--and more!
  
  
• Documents for Your Executor
  Make sure your executor ("personal representative" in some states) has all the forms and instructions he or she needs to do the job: Checklists, letters, notices, claim forms--and more.
  
  
• Personal Finance Documents
  Over a dozen forms that let you handle financial situations you might face on any given day, such as lending or borrowing money to friends or family, creating bills of sale, ending a credit card account--and more!
  
  
• Home & Family Documents
  Whether you need to authorize someone to travel with your child to another country, want to lend your car to a friend, or create an agreement with a trusted person to take care of your elderly parent, Quicken WillMaker Plus can handle all these family situations--and many more!
  
  

Simply click on a name to add it to the document you are currently making.

You can preview each document onscreen and make necessary changes before you print.

Protect Your Family & Property
Quicken WillMaker Plus makes it easy to protect your family and assets with key legal documents. After asking you a series of simple questions, the software creates legal forms that are customized for your personal situation and valid in your state.* Create a legally binding will in just a few minutes or an extensive estate plan in just a few hours, all at just a fraction of what you would pay an attorney.

All the Documents You Need
Quicken WillMaker Plus has all the documents you need for an estate plan, including a will, living trust, living will, financial power of attorney and more. Just select a form to get started--each document is explained in detail and can be easily completed by finishing a simple interview.

Help at Every Step
As you create your documents, you'll find help at every step. Whether you have a legal question or want practical tips, onscreen help is always available and easy to access. For highly detailed documents, a checklist displays the tasks you need to complete, making it easy to track your progress.

Easy to Use
To make your documents, you'll answer a series of clear, straightforward questions. Quicken WillMaker Plus then creates customized forms from over 40,000 possibilities to ensure they suit you and your situation.

Customized to Meet Your Needs
Quicken WillMaker Plus ensures that your estate plan reflects your wishes and needs. You can choose exactly how you want to leave your property, appoint your executor, name a guardian to care for your children--and more!

Save Time & Effort
Quicken WillMaker Plus saves you time and effort. The program's Contact List stores names and other important information for all the people and organizations you've included while creating your documents. Simply click on a name to add it to the document you are currently making.

Making It Legal
You can preview each document onscreen and make necessary changes before you print. After you've printed a document, you won't have to worry about what to do next--Quicken WillMaker Plus provides complete instructions on what to do to make sure your document is legal and in compliance with the laws of your state.

Your Own Personal Portfolio
Quicken WillMaker Plus stores all your documents in a personal portfolio. When it's time to make a change, the software's easy-to-use Web Update feature makes it simple to keep up to date with software changes, so you can be sure the latest legal information is always at your fingertips.

*Estate planning documents not valid in Louisiana.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Save some bucks and get a book as well !!, February 19, 2008

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Grabthar "tufnel" (Menlo Park, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quicken WillMaker Plus 2008 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

If you're interested in buying Quicken Willmaker 2008, be aware that you can buy the book Quicken Willmaker Plus 2008 Edition: Estate Planning Essentials (Book with CD-ROM) which includes a fully functional copy of Quicken Willmaker 2008. The book and software together only cost around $31.50.

58 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent product, November 29, 2007

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D. Carman "dcarman-86" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quicken WillMaker Plus 2008 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

As a layperson and one who continually procrastinated when it came to taking care of my personal business, I found Willmaker Plus 2008 an outstanding product. It is very user friendly and makes it a breeze to complete essential documents. The software includes every important document to include wills, living wills, trusts, powers of attorney, guardianship, and many others. It produces first class documents, ready to be signed, and the accompanying book and software provide excellent advice. I was able to complete all my documents in just a few hours. I would highly recommend this product.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy and quick, December 31, 2007

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Craig B. Schwartz - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quicken WillMaker Plus 2008 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

It is a great product if you have basis estate planning needs. It is easy to use. I was able to complete my Will within an hour. I would not use it for more complex needs but it is perfect for a first marriage with or without children. If your asset exceed $1MM, you may want to go to an estate planning attorney.