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What's New In WillMaker 2025

Each year (and throughout the year), Nolo's expert attorneys thoroughly review and update Quicken WillMaker & Trust, making legal updates and adding new features so that WillMaker stays current and gets better over time. Here are highlights of the changes made for the 2025 version.

New Forms

Adding to WillMaker’s long list of key estate planning documents (will, living trust, powers of attorney, transfer on death deed, etc.), the online and desktop versions of WillMaker now include:

Quitclaim Deed (for use with a living trust; available for most states)
Authorization to Drive a Motor Vehicle
Authorization for International Travel With Minor
General Bill of Sale
Authorization for Minor’s Medical Treatment
Elder Care Agreement
Child Care Agreement
Child Care Instructions
Housekeeping Services Agreement
Housesitting Instructions
Pet Care Agreement
Revocation of Healthcare Directive
Revocation of Power of Attorney
On September 1, 2024, WillMaker & Trust 2025 will become available for purchase at www.willmaker.com.

WillMaker Online & Download

For over 30 years, Nolo’s WillMaker has been software that you download and install on your computer. Now, you can choose whether to make your estate plan online or with software on your personal computer.

When you purchase WillMaker & Trust on www.willmaker.com, you get a WillMaker account and access to your customer portal. In the portal, you can make your estate planning documents and find answers to your legal and technical questions.

If you purchase the Plus or All-Access bundles, you can also download the traditional software version of Quicken WillMaker. The two platforms offer nearly identical documents, interviews, instructions, and support, but there are some notable differences.

Online:

  • Includes all of WillMaker’s most essential forms
  • No download needed
  • Make your forms on any device
  • Requires internet access
  • Make and revise documents for one year from your date of purchase.

Download:

  • Includes all online WillMaker documents, plus several documents for executors
  • Installs on your computer
  • Requires internet access only for the initial download and for subsequent updates
  • Provides indefinite access to the software, with legal and technical updates through the end of the version year (that is, WillMaker 2025 receives updates through 2025)

Compare the online and download versions of WillMaker.

Important note: While documents are identical in both products, you can not move a document (or its data) from one platform to the other.

With WillMaker, you can make documents for yourself and your immediate family. Estate planning documents are not valid in Louisiana, the U.S. Territories, or Canada.

Legal Updates

The 2025 version of WillMaker & Trusts includes important legal updates that affect:

  • Transfer on Death Deeds
  • Wills
  • Durable Powers of Attorney
  • Health Care Directives
  • Limited Powers of Attorney
  • Living Trust
  • Final Arrangements

3 Free E-Books

When you purchase WillMaker & Trust 2025, you also get these three Nolo eBooks.

  • Special Needs Trusts: Protect your child’s financial future by Kevin Urbatsch and Jessica Farinas Jones Attorney. Learn how to provide for a loved one with special needs without jeopardizing government benefits. Includes all the forms and information you need to make a third-party special needs trust.
  • Long-Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It by the Editors of Nolo. Finding the right long-term care often means making difficult decisions during difficult times. Long-Term Care helps you plan ahead and find the best care you can afford.
  • Quicken WillMaker & Trust: The Legal Manual. Get detailed information about estate planning, designed to help you make documents with WillMaker.