Your Estate Plan. Done Tonight.
Everything your family needs, complete in about 20 minutes. Pay once. Update free, forever.
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Our founding team has helped 7,000+ families complete their estate plans.
Three documents. One complete plan.
Steward builds your plan around the three core documents estate attorneys typically charge $1,500–$3,000 to draft — each carrying the specific protections your family needs, generated to your state's requirements and ready to sign.
Pay Once. Then nothing, forever.
Most online estate plans charge again every year to keep your documents current. Steward doesn't. Move states, have another child, change your mind at 2am — regenerate your documents free, for as long as you have them.
For Steps. One decision at a time.
Making your will online shouldn’t feel like a law exam. Steward asks you one plain-English question per screen and shows you a summary before anything is final.
Tell Your Story
Answer straightforward questions about your family, the people you trust, and the decisions you want documented.
Review With Care
We turn your answers into a clear, state-specific plan. Read it in plain English before anything is generated.
Sign Securely
Download your documents and follow the signing and witnessing instructions for your state, step by step.
Rest Easy
Share access with the people who need it. Come back and update anything, free, whenever life changes.
We don't sell Trusts. That's on purpose.
Most American families need a Will, not a Trust. A Living Trust costs more, takes longer, and only works if you retitle every asset into it — a step most people never finish. An unfunded Trust protects no one.
So we don't sell them. If your estate is genuinely complex, we'll tell you to see an attorney — and we'll say it before you pay us, not after.
That is the whole reason to do this properly: so the people you're counting on are told, prepared, and legally able to act — instead of finding out in the worst week of their life.
What $199 buys, and what it doesn't cost you later.
From Families like yours
The relief is the point.
Having to create a will honestly was a daunting task and I was nervous about the whole process. However, Steward helped bring peace into my chaos. The website was easy to navigate, and the questions were straight forward. Their customer service was quick to respond with any questions that I had. I would recommend Steward to anyone who needs help walking through the tough process of making a will.
I am a single person with 2 adult children and a simple "estate" with a home, car and a few cherished items. I wanted an affordable way to legally memorialize my final wishes. Steward was not only very affordable but easy to complete with clear instructions. I had 1 challenge which they stepped in to help resolve in 2 days. I would highly recommend Steward.
I have avoided making a will since I got divorced a couple of years ago. I heard about your service on a podcast by Annie F. Downs, and it sounded less intimidating than going to a lawyer. It really couldn't have been easier. Every term was explained in language I could understand, and the step-by-step instructions helped me to thoroughly think through all of the important questions. Now, it's a huge burden lifted to know that my daughter will be taken care of according to my wishes if something happens to me.
One price. No tiers, no subscription, no upsell.
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Frequently Asked Questions.
Find answers to the most common questions about creating your will online with Steward.
If you pass away without a valid Will, your state's laws determine how your estate is distributed. This is called dying intestate. Every state has its own intestacy laws, and those laws may not reflect your wishes, your relationships, or your family structure. Creating a Will allows you to direct those decisions instead of leaving them entirely to default state law.
At launch, Steward packages include the following attorney-built, state-specific Estate Planning Documents:
- Last Will & Testament
- Guardianship Designations
- Testamentary Trust provisions for minor children
- Advance Directive (including Living Will, Healthcare Power of Attorney, and HIPAA Release)
- Durable Financial Power of Attorney
Each document is designed to work together as part of a foundational Estate Plan.
Steward keeps pricing simple.
- Individual Package — $199. One complete Estate Plan for one individual.
- Married Package — $299. Two separate Estate Plans, one for each spouse.
- Individual to Married Upgrade — $99. If you start with an Individual Package and later want to add your spouse, contact customer support at Support@withsteward.com to complete the upgrade.
No subscriptions. No confusing pricing tiers. No aggressive upsells.
A Married Package is not a Joint Will. Each spouse receives their own individual estate planning documents.
Every family is different, but most people consider shared values, parenting style, relationship with the child, emotional stability, financial stability, location, age and health, and genuine willingness to serve. There is no perfect answer. The most important thing is thoughtfully choosing the people you trust most to care for your children if something unexpected happens.
Yes. Please do not skip this step.
While naming someone in your Estate Plan does not automatically obligate them legally, the people you are naming deserve to know. They deserve the chance to say yes with full understanding of what that means, or to have an honest conversation with you about whether they are the right fit. Finding out someone named you Guardian to their three children after they are gone is not a gift. It is a shock.
These conversations can feel uncomfortable. We know. But the families who have them are the ones who have actually finished the process well. Have the conversation before you sign.
That depends on you. If you already know who you want as Guardians, who you want handling financial or healthcare decisions, who should receive your assets, and you have their contact information handy, you can move through the process fairly quickly. For others, estate planning involves important decisions that deserve more thought. Steward is built so you can move at your own pace and come back whenever you're ready.
This is not a race. The important thing is finally getting it done.
No. Steward is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal representation. Steward is a software platform that helps users complete their own attorney-built, state-specific estate planning documents through a guided online process.
We can explain how the platform works, help you understand what a document generally does, answer technical questions, and guide you through the process itself. We cannot tell you what legal decisions to make, recommend legal strategies, advise who you should choose as a Guardian, Executor, or Agent, interpret laws for your specific situation, or provide legal representation.
If you need legal advice specific to your family, assets, or situation, please speak with a licensed estate planning attorney in your state.
No. And that decision is completely intentional.
Steward does not offer online Living Trusts because we do not believe sophisticated Trust planning should be reduced to a generic checkout page. Could we offer online Trusts? Absolutely. We choose not to. If your situation truly requires advanced Trust planning, your family deserves more than a one-size-fits-all template and a download button.
Because most online Trust marketing is built on fear instead of wisdom.
You have probably seen the ads. "Avoid Probate at ALL Costs!" "Your family will lose everything!" "Everyone needs a Trust!" "Don't let the government take your house!" Most of it is deliberately exaggerated to scare families into buying documents they often do not fully understand and in many cases do not actually need.
Here is the honest truth: for a large percentage of American families, a properly prepared Will-based Estate Plan is completely appropriate. And for the families who truly do need advanced Trust planning, the situation is almost always too important and too complex to trust to a generic online form.
Steward is built for the 80 percent of American families who need a Will. We are not in the Trust business. We will never be in the Trust business. And we will keep saying this publicly for as long as the industry keeps selling Trusts to families who do not need them.
No. Your Estate Planning Documents are not legally effective simply because they were generated online or downloaded from your dashboard. To become legally effective, your documents must be properly signed, witnessed, and/or notarized according to your state's laws and requirements. Steward provides state-specific signing instructions to help guide you through the process.
Absolutely. Life changes, and your Estate Plan should too. Common reasons people update include marriage, divorce, children, changes in relationships, moving to another state, changes in assets, or simply changing their mind. Steward allows customers to continue updating through our Free Updates for Life structure.
Steward works well for many common estate planning situations, but some situations deserve individualized legal guidance. You should strongly consider working with an attorney if you own a business, own property in multiple states, have a blended family, have significant tax concerns, expect family conflict, have a special needs child or beneficiary, are trying to protect assets from lawsuits or creditors, are involved in litigation, have international assets or beneficiaries, need Medicaid or long-term care planning, or believe you may need a Living Trust.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with needing an attorney. In fact, we believe most people eventually should work with one as their life, family, and financial circumstances become more complex. We see Steward as the starting point for families who are building, and we believe most people will eventually benefit from personalized legal guidance as their needs grow. Steward exists to help you take that important first step.
Take the free will Prep Guide with you.
The 12 decisions to make before you begin — guardians, executors, and the conversations worth having first. No account needed.
Protect what matters most.
Twenty minutes tonight is the difference between your family knowing exactly what you wanted, and a court deciding for them.
