About WillsVerdict

What this site is for

WillsVerdict is for people in the US who have already decided to make a will or a living trust online and are choosing between services. It answers what the services' own pages leave open: what you will pay in total once yearly fees, attorney add-ons and couple pricing are counted, which service fits your situation, and when you do not need to pay anything at all.

Who writes it

Nora Whitfield, consumer researcher (not an attorney). Nora Whitfield is a pen name. The work described on this page is real; the name is not the editor's legal name.

Nora Whitfield is the pen name of the editor who runs WillsVerdict. For every will and trust service on this site, the editor reads the pricing page, the plan comparison and the terms, records each price with the page it came from and the date it was read, and re-reads them at least every 45 days. Where a service does not publish something before you pay, the page says so instead of guessing.

What we do before a page goes live

1. Read the service's pricing page and plan comparison, for one person and for a couple, and write down every price with the page and the date.
2. Read the terms for anything that renews: memberships, attorney plans, subscriptions and revision periods.
3. Note the states a service does not cover, and what it says about witnesses and notaries.
4. Write down what the service does not publish before you pay, instead of estimating it.
5. Re-read all of it at least every 45 days. Anything older is marked "re-check due" on the page.

The full method is on the methodology page.

What we have tested ourselves

Nothing yet. As of November 2026 the site works from each service's published pricing pages, plan comparisons and terms. When we walk a checkout or buy a plan, the page that relies on it will say so with the date, and it will be listed here.

What we are not

• Not attorneys and not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal advice, and no lawyer reviews the pages today. If one does in future, the page will name them and the date.
• Not a substitute for a lawyer when your situation is not simple: a child with special needs, a business, property in several states, or a family likely to contest the plan.
• Not affiliated with any service we cover, beyond the commissions described on the disclosure page.

How the site makes money

Through affiliate commissions on some of the links. The details, and what that does and does not change, are on the disclosure page.

Get in touch

Found a number that is out of date? Write to hello@willsverdict.com. Fixes are logged on the corrections page.