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A valid will needs an adult of sound mind, a written document saying what goes where, your signature, and witnesses under your state's rules; most states want two. The free template below builds the document section by section, and your state's signing rules decide whether it holds. Templates cover simple estates; blended families, businesses, and serious money deserve a lawyer.
Reviewed August 2026 · Signing and witness rules are state law; check yours before you sign.
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Answer a short set of questions and create a last will and testament draft. Confirm your state’s current requirements and consider legal review before signing. A will can name an executor, nominate guardians, and direct property governed by the will. You still need to sign it under current state requirements; improper execution can make it unenforceable. A template is a starting point. A business, trust, blended family, or complicated or high-value estate warrants review by a licensed attorney.
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Answer a short set of questions and watch a complete draft will assemble as you type. Free to build, no account needed, and your work saves automatically in this browser. Premium downloads it as a PDF or Word file, prints it, and syncs it to your account. Confirm your state's current rules before signing.
This is a template to prepare and organize your wishes, not legal advice. If your estate is complex, blended, contested, or large, work with an attorney. Here's when you need one and what they cost.
The person making the will. Use your full legal name, exactly as it appears on your ID.
The person who carries out this will after your death. Name an alternate in case your first choice can’t serve.
Only relevant if you have children under 18. If you skip this and die with minor children, a court decides who raises them.
Individual items or amounts that go to a specific person: a car, a ring, a set amount of money. Optional. Leave blank to skip.
Everything not given as a specific gift. Percentages must total exactly 100.
Total: 100%. Correct.
This draft includes two witness lines as a common starting point. Confirm your state's current witness count and eligibility rules before adding names or signing. Some states require different execution language or additional formalities.
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of [YOUR FULL LEGAL NAME]
[COUNTY] County, [STATE]
I, [YOUR FULL LEGAL NAME], a resident of [COUNTY] County, [STATE], being of sound mind and memory and legally eligible to make a will, declare this to be my Last Will and Testament. I revoke all wills and codicils I have previously made.
I appoint [EXECUTOR FULL NAME] to serve as Executor of this Will. If [EXECUTOR FULL NAME] is unable or unwilling to serve, I appoint [ALTERNATE EXECUTOR FULL NAME] to serve as Executor. I request that no bond or other security be required of any Executor named in this Will. My Executor shall have all powers granted by law to administer my estate, including the power to sell, lease, or transfer estate property without court approval to the extent the law allows.
I give all the rest and residue of my estate, of every kind and wherever located, as follows:
If a residuary beneficiary doesn’t survive me, that beneficiary's share shall be divided among the surviving residuary beneficiaries in proportion to their shares.
I direct my Executor to pay my legally enforceable debts, my funeral and burial or cremation expenses, and the expenses of administering my estate from my residuary estate.
If any provision of this Will is held invalid, the remaining provisions remain in full effect. Headings are for convenience only. Words of any gender include every gender, and the singular includes the plural where the context requires.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I sign this Will on this ______ day of ______________, 20____, at ____________________, [STATE].
[YOUR FULL LEGAL NAME], Testator
This draft includes two witness signature lines as a common starting point. Replace or supplement this section with the exact execution and self-proving language your state currently requires. On the date written above, [YOUR FULL LEGAL NAME] declared to us, the undersigned, that this document is their Last Will and Testament, and signed it in our presence. At their request, in their presence, and in the presence of each other, we sign our names below as witnesses. To the best of our knowledge, the testator is of legal age, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence. Neither of us is named as a beneficiary in this Will.
Witness 1: [WITNESS 1 FULL NAME]
Address: ____________________________________
Witness 2: [WITNESS 2 FULL NAME]
Address: ____________________________________
Bracketed placeholders fill in as you complete the form. Print shows only the will text.
This is a template to prepare and organize your wishes, not legal advice. Complex estates, blended families, trusts, business ownership, and property in multiple states all call for an attorney. Browse the provider directory.