Epilogue Wills
Epilogue Wills guides users through preparing a custom Will online and provides instructions for signing it.
What Epilogue Wills is
Epilogue Wills guides users through preparing a custom Will online and provides instructions for signing it. The site says the process takes 20 minutes, but users must complete signing before the Will is legally binding. The Will Only package includes final-wish details, executor and guardian notifications, an asset and key-contact record, a Social Media Will, signing instructions and a Canada Will Registry code. It costs $139, paid once. The Will + Incapacity Documents package costs $199, paid once and adds an appointment for someone to handle finances and a person to make health care decisions if the user becomes incapable. Epilogue says document updates are free at any time, and each package includes a registry code described as a $40 value. The service is available in ten listed Canadian provinces. Epilogue states it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. It is available on Android, iOS and the web.
Good
- Includes executor and guardian notifications
- Provides a Social Media Will
- Documents can be updated for free at any time
- Each package includes a Canada Will Registry code
Watch out
- No free plan is listed
- Signing must be completed for the Will to be legally binding
- Epilogue does not provide legal advice
Who it suits
It may suit people in the listed provinces who want an online Will process with signing guidance. Those who also want to designate financial and health care decision-makers can consider the package that includes incapacity documents.
Verdict
Epilogue combines an online Will process with signing instructions and an optional set of incapacity documents. Check that it is available in your province, and remember that it is not a law firm or a source of legal advice.
Plans and prices
From Epilogue Wills's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Will Only | $139, paid once | custom Will · signing instructions · Social Media Will · Canada Will Registry registration code · free document updates |
| Will + Incapacity Documents | $199, paid once | custom Will · financial incapacity appointment · health care decision maker · free document updates |
The facts
Each one read from Epilogue Wills's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Availability
- Epilogue says it is available in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, and Saskatchewan.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Creation time
- The site says users can create a legally binding Will in 20 minutes.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Incapacity documents
- The Will + Incapacity Documents package adds an appointment for someone to handle finances and a person to make health care decisions if the user becomes incapable.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- The site says Stripe processes payments and the Will registration code connects the user with the Canada Will Registry.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Limit
- Epilogue states that it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Epilogue guides users through creating a custom Will online and provides instructions for signing it.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Registry
- Each listed package includes a code to register the Will with the Canada Will Registry, described as a $40 value.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Security
- The security page says data is transferred using TLS 1.2, encrypted using RSA/SHA-256, and stored in encrypted volumes backed up in a VPC with dedicated firewalls in Canadian data centres.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Signing
- Epilogue provides step-by-step signing instructions; users must complete signing to make their Will legally binding.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Support
- Epilogue provides a contact form, phone number, email address, and an option to book a call.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Updates
- The site says users can update their documents for free at any time.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Will features
- The Will package includes final-wish details, executor and guardian notifications, an asset and key-contact record, and a Social Media Will.checked 9 Oct 2001
Money
- Billing security
- Payments are processed by Stripe, which Epilogue says has the highest level of PCI certification available for payment processing.checked 9 Oct 2001
The company
- Company
- Epilogue says founders Daniel Goldgut and Arin Klug practiced as estate lawyers before founding the service.checked 9 Oct 2001
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