Quicken WillMaker Premium 2010
- Estate-planning software makes it easy to create customized legal documents
- Create Legal Wills, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney, personal-finance documents, and more
- 10 additional estate-planning, retirement, finance, and family-care resources
- Includes 2 audio CDs–Stopping Identity Theft and The Busy Family’s Guide to Money
- Comprehensive online legal manual; free legal updates keep documents current through 2010
Product Description
* Estate planning documents not valid in Louisiana.
PLUS: Nolo understands that protection and planning reach beyond the scope of the estate plan, so Quicken WillMaker Premium 2010 provides 10 additional estate planning, retirement, finance and family care resources to keep you and your loved ones covered:
Make Your Own Living Trust (eBook)
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Quicken WillMaker Premium 2010
August 5th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Very disappointed. The program does not calculate or give any information regarding the death taxes in the state of residence. Also, extremely difficult to make corrections.
Rating: 1 / 5
August 5th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
I don’t know how anyone could complain about this package; it’s a sensational value for everything that you get. Indeed it would be cheap if all you needed-or-used was the Will-creation program, but it is much more than that.
I bought it solely to make wills for myself and my spouse, which we completed in maybe 15 minutes each. The process was easy to follow and to understand, and the legal help is typically Nolo i.e. straightforward and simple, yet complete. For our (admittedly unsophisticated) wills, this is so much better than using an attorney (which I have done in the past, for 10x the cost). Can’t imagine why others complained of “hard to correct mistakes”–I think this is a *strong suit* of the program. You can very easily go-back and change anything you need to, until the final result is perfect.
My only (very minor) nitpick would be that while the program knows-and-includes proper legalities for my state, its instruction letter to the Executor was too generalized, and missed a state-specific point. So we won’t use WillMaker’s letter to our executor but instead modify and personalize it a bit more.
To have legal wills completed in literally a matter of minutes is truly remarkable. It took much longer to sign-and-notarize the documents than it did to prepare them! Next we will likely take advantage of the (included) Living Trust creation materials, which of course will mean new wills, but basic wills were so cheap-and-easy we are fully protected for now–very much a relief to have fixed our outdated wills! Thank you thank you Nolo Press/Intuit for making this product!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
August 5th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
In my opinion, Intuit and their companies go too far with being sure that there is no attempt to copy or utilize the product. It is not cheap and you are pretty much forced into giving the company information to use the product.
Also, another thing on the same order; you cannot use the product unless you have the CD inserted in the CD drive any time you want to access the product. Pain in the neck.
Also not too much difference in this product vs. earlier versions for my usage.
Rating: 1 / 5
August 5th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
My estate planning (if I can actually use such a grandiose word as “estate” when referring to my worldly possessions) is not complex – no children or other such situations that require more thought and effort. But I do want to ensure that things go smoothly when the inevitable happens, so I thought I’d give this a shot.
I’m familiar with the Nolo books and have always found them clear and helpful. Their software is much the same – it walks you through each step and there is ample information as to the meaning and implications of all the options, both built into the software as well as the accompanying book. Takes a while to grasp everything, but I found it to be highly understandable.
Can’t say that using this software is enjoyable given that it forces you to think about your mortality, but it is nicely done and served my needs perfectly. Granted, if I had a more complex situation such as having children and wanting to set up trusts for them, I’d probably use this as a starting point to get things organized, and then take it to an attorney to ensure everything is properly set forth.
Rating: 5 / 5
August 5th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Great product! Very turbo-taxy, wizard like. Super quick. I was able to do my will, power of attorney, living will in no time at all.
The premium flavor is totally worth the few extra bucks.
Sadly, just 1 week before, I purchased the Estates book from Nolo at B&N retail for $40. The e-book came free in this package. Darn!!
Rating: 5 / 5