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Trust & Will Probate Creates the First Digital Platform for Both Estate Planning and Settlement

Product launch coincides with the company’s fifth anniversary and recent acquisition of EZ-Probate. Keep reading to learn more.

Cody Barbo

Cody Barbo, @codybarbo

Founder & CEO, Trust & Will

SAN DIEGO, October 18, 2022 Trust & Will, the leading digital estate planning platform, today announced the launch of Trust & Will Probate, which provides online estate settlement and probate assistance. This product addition makes Trust & Will the first U.S. company to offer both digital estate planning and estate settlement benefits in one platform. 

Probate is the legal process a person’s estate goes through after they pass away to distribute their assets to the proper heirs. There are estimated to be more than one million new probate cases in the U.S. each year, with up to 30% of deaths having to go through probate. The average time to settle an estate using a traditional attorney takes up to 14 months and roughly $10,000 in legal fees.

“For most of us, the process of inheriting wealth is complicated and antiquated. Trust & Will has revolutionized the estate planning industry since 2017, and now we are working to make the probate process simple, affordable, and convenient,” said Cody Barbo, Founder and CEO of Trust & Will. “In launching Trust & Will Probate, we will provide heirs and estate executors with a clear path to receive an inheritance through our comprehensive estate planning and settlement platform.”

The launch of Trust & Will Probate comes on the heels of the company’s recent acquisition of EZ-Probate, the nation’s leading digital probate settlement provider. It also coincides with the company’s fifth anniversary. Since its founding in 2017, Trust & Will has helped hundreds of thousands of families create an estate plan to leave their legacy. 

Trust & Will Probate offers three tiers of service to accommodate a variety of budgets and estate sizes, with plans starting at $1999 and ranging from concierge to comprehensive attorney support. Probate is currently available in 17 states and will be nationwide by the end of 2022. To learn more, visit trustandwill.com/probate

ABOUT TRUST & WILL

Trust & Will is a modern estate planning and settlement platform that helps every family leave a legacy. We simplify estate planning with attorney-approved, legally valid documents and processes designed to adhere to individual state guidelines. Since 2017, we’ve helped hundreds of thousands of Trust & Will members leave their legacy with an affordable way to create an estate plan or settle the estate of a loved one. We provide a secure way to set up a plan online in minutes, using bank-level encryption that protects customer data and complies with the highest security standards, including SOC2. Trust & Will is the official estate planning benefit provider for AARP members. To learn more, visit trustandwill.com.

Trust & Will is an online service providing legal forms and information. We are not a law firm, and we do not provide legal advice.