Review by Jessica Weissman

Willmaker has been around for decades, getting better and more convenient each year…unless you have a Mac but that’s a separate issue. I run this under Parallels and it is just fine.

Follow the interview questions and you’ll end up with a valid will. Complex guardianship issues and conditional bequests are excluded, but if you have those issues you need a real live lawyer and individual attention. A number of other useful forms are included, such as various powers of attorney, simple trusts, letter to survivors, and so on. Useful to have them all in one spot, though you can download most of them from other sources. If your time is worth nothing, go ahead and hunt for them. Otherwise be glad they’re here. There’s even a property inventory to help you remember what you have to leave. And some standard estate planning advice.

Why 4 stars? Becase in a typically cynical ahd self-serving attempt to turn software into a subscription, Nolo only lets you use this thing unmolested until 2014 is over. At that point they start trying to scare you into buying an updated copy. Don’t listen, as the year to year changes in estate law are usually negligible.

Would I spend my own money on this? Gladly. No better software for the purpose.