These documents fall into seven categories including wills, trusts and estates, health and medical, consumer and family, finance and investments, general contracts, real estate, and powers of attorney. Wizard templates allow the user to create 1,200 wills and 1,200 living trusts that incorporate the most recent tax law changes. In addition to the software program, the home legal advisor provides a wealth of information in its online Personal Law Library, including more than 60 minutes of multimedia video explanations of documents. The wills, living trusts, and health care directives are designed to comply with each state's law with the exception that wills may not be appropriate in Louisiana. The Home Legal Advisor was developed by Block Financial Corporation in partnership with the Kiplinger organization.
Block claims to be the second largest publisher of personal finance software in the world.
AgeVenture reviewers found the software to be a valuable educational tool that de-mystifies legal processes, making the user a better consumer of legal services. That's sound advice. See related articles in the AgeVenture archives. Millions of families work dual careers because they believe two incomes are needed in order to survive. Blame in on the cost of earning money.