Originally Posted by Rodney

In some American states, there are storefront offices staffed by legal aides who will help you fill out legal forms -- like wills -- properly, but will _not_ advise you on law, because they are not lawyers and cannot legally do so. They're an option for a simple will. But I agree, the Nolo book is good, too, and probably cheaper. They used to have a piece of software called Will Writer that would actually walk you through the whole process and prepare the document, ala TurboTax. Go to their site and see if they still have that.