Free Pour-Over Will

Free pour-over will form for all 50 states. Directs assets into an existing trust at death, avoiding probate. Signing requirements included. PDF.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A pour-over will directs all assets to transfer into an existing trust upon death. It catches any property you forgot to transfer or acquired after creating your trust.

Assets transferred through a pour-over will typically go through probate before reaching the trust. Assets already in the trust at death generally avoid probate. Use our Do I Need Probate? tool to check whether specific assets require probate in your state.

The form includes fields for alternate beneficiaries. If your trust doesn't exist, has been revoked, or is determined invalid, assets go to your named alternates instead of state intestacy distribution.

A pour-over will transfers all assets to an existing trust. A standard will specifies detailed distribution instructions directly without requiring a separate trust document.

Yes. Return and generate a new document anytime. A new will revokes prior versions if it contains revocation language — our form includes this.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A pour-over will directs all assets to transfer into an existing trust upon death. It catches any property you forgot to transfer or acquired after creating your trust.

A pour-over will transfers all assets to an existing trust. A standard will specifies detailed distribution instructions directly without requiring a separate trust document.

Yes. Return and generate a new document anytime. A new will revokes prior versions if it contains revocation language — our form includes this.