Estate planning by state
Estate planning is governed by state law. Whether a will needs two witnesses or a notary, whether handwritten wills count, how probate works, and whether your state taxes estates — all of it varies by state. Choose your state below for the rules that apply to you, then create a will, living trust, and powers of attorney online, drafted through a guided interview and validated against your state's law before you see them. Estateur covers all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Choose your state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Why your state matters
A generic, national template can miss the specific execution formalities your state requires — the number of witnesses, whether a notary is needed, mandatory statutory language, and prohibited clauses. Get one of those wrong and a document can be challenged or thrown out. Estateur drafts each document against your state's verified rule set and runs an automated validation pass before delivery, so the finished plan matches your state's law.