Last Will & Testament - Pour Over Will

Your trust catches most things. Your Will catches everything else. The Pour-Over Will is the essential companion to your Revocable Living Trust — and no estate plan is complete without both.

Even the most carefully prepared Revocable Living Trust has gaps. A bank account opened after the trust was established. A small inheritance received unexpectedly. A vehicle titled only in your name. Personal property that was never formally assigned. Life moves faster than paperwork, and assets have a way of accumulating outside the structure you intended for them.

Without a Will, those assets don't go to your trust — they go into the state's intestacy laws, which distribute property according to a formula that has nothing to do with what you wanted. A Pour-Over Will is the document that closes that gap permanently. Everything that didn't make it into your trust while you were living gets "poured over" into it at your death — so your trust instructions apply to everything, and nothing falls through the cracks.

WHAT IT IS

A Last Will & Testament (Pour-Over) is a Will specifically designed to work in tandem with a Revocable Living Trust. Unlike a traditional standalone Will — which distributes assets directly to named beneficiaries through probate — a Pour-Over Will directs that any assets remaining outside your trust at the time of your death be transferred into the trust, where your existing trust instructions then govern their distribution.

It also serves as the document where you can formally name a guardian for your minor children, express final wishes, and address personal property not covered elsewhere. It is the safety net of your estate plan — the document that ensures nothing you own ends up unaddressed.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• ✅ Last Will & Testament (Pour-Over) Template — Directs all assets outside your trust into the trust at death, with provisions for guardianship nomination and personal property
• ✅ Step-by-Step Completion Guide — Walks you through the pour-over provision, naming your Personal Representative (Executor), guardianship nomination, and all signing requirements
• ✅ Document Checklist — Everything you need before you sit down

WHO THIS IS FOR

This document is for you if:

• You have or are completing a Revocable Living Trust and need the companion document that makes it whole — this is not optional, it is essential
• You want to ensure that assets outside your trust at the time of your death are still governed by your trust instructions rather than state law
• You want a formal document that names a guardian for your minor children as a secondary layer of protection alongside your Guardianship Designation
• You understand that an estate plan is a system, not a single document — and you're building yours correctly

HOW IT WORKS

1. Purchase & Download — Your Will template and Completion Guide arrive instantly.
2. Name Your Personal Representative — This is the person who administers your Will — commonly called an Executor. The guide walks you through choosing this person and naming an alternate.
3. Establish the Pour-Over Provision — The guide explains how this provision directs assets into your trust and ensures it's drafted correctly relative to your existing trust.
4. Name a Guardian (Optional but Recommended) — If you have minor children, this document provides a second layer of guardianship nomination to reinforce your Guardianship Designation.
5. Sign & Witness — Your guide covers the exact requirements for witnesses and notarization in your state.

THE STAKES

Many people complete a Revocable Living Trust and stop there — unaware that a Will is still necessary. Without a Pour-Over Will, any asset that accumulates outside your trust after it's established has no instruction. The state's intestacy laws decide where it goes — and those laws follow a rigid hierarchy based on biological relationship, not your wishes, your values, or the careful plan you created.

In practical terms: the bank account you opened last year, the car you just paid off, the small inheritance from your aunt — without a Pour-Over Will, none of these automatically follow your trust instructions. They go through probate as unsecured assets, potentially distributed to people you did not intend, in amounts you did not specify.

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Pour-Over Will is the document that ensures your trust's reach extends to your entire estate — not just the assets you remembered to title into the trust.

ADD-ONS — COMPLETE YOUR ESTATE PLAN

The Pour-Over Will completes your trust. These documents complete your full legacy plan.

• Revocable Living Trust The Pour-Over Will's essential partner. If you don't yet have a trust, start here — the Will is designed to feed into it. $217
• Durable Power of Attorney (Financial) Protects your finances during incapacity — the Will and Trust only activate at death. This document covers the gap while you're living. $107
• Personal Property Memorandum Assigns specific personal items to specific people by name, outside the trust and will — flexible and easy to update without re-signing. $47
• Legacy Instructions Sheet The "Day One" guide for your Personal Representative — where to find everything, who to contact, what to do first. $37

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⬆️ THE SMARTER MOVE

The Pour-Over Will was built to work with the Revocable Living Trust — and both are included in the Legacy Essentials Bundle.

For $547, you get this Will plus the Trust it feeds into, plus four more documents that protect every dimension of your estate: your finances, your healthcare, your children, and your final medical wishes.

That's the complete plan. Not a piece of it — all of it.

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"I thought I only needed the trust. My attorney had told me years ago that a Will was enough, so I thought I had it backwards. The Completion Guide explained the relationship between the two documents so clearly — I finally understood why both are necessary. I completed the Will the same week I finished the trust. The whole thing took one weekend. I feel like a completely different person." — Pamela D., Baltimore, MD

Your Last Will & Testament (Pour-Over). $127.

What you get:

• Complete Last Will & Testament (Pour-Over) template
• Step-by-Step Completion Guide
• Document Checklist
• Instant digital download

No subscription. No attorney fees. No waiting. The trust keeps your estate out of probate. The Will makes sure nothing is left behind. Together, they close every gap.

THE COMPLETE INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENT SET — AT A GLANCE

All six individual documents are now available in the store. Every one includes a Step-by-Step Completion Guide and Document Checklist.

• Revocable Living Trust Avoids probate. Transfers assets privately. The foundation. $217
• Last Will & Testament (Pour-Over) Catches assets outside the trust. Completes the foundation. $127
• Durable Power of Attorney (Financial) Protects your finances during incapacity. $107
• Medical Power of Attorney Names who makes your healthcare decisions. $107
• Living Will (Advance Medical Directive) States your end-of-life medical wishes. $77
• Guardianship Designation (Minor Children) Names who raises your children if you're gone. $97

All six documents together: The Legacy Essentials Bundle — $547 [View the Bundle →]