Updates

We’ve expanded! Better Off is now available for residents of Florida and Washington to create complete, legally valid estate plans in as few as 20 minutes. Like with our existing plans for Californians and Texans, each document within the estate plan is attorney-reviewed to ensure that all state-specific requirements are met.

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If Better Off is not available in your state but you're interested in taking the steps to create your estate plan, reach out to our team at support@getbetteroff.com for information about upcoming state rollouts.

Since our first major launch in October, we’ve learned that people don’t avoid estate planning because they don’t care. They avoid it because it feels confusing and opaque. Most of the popular online estate planning tools don’t let you see what choices you’ll make until after you’ve paid.

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We realized we don’t want to be part of the problem. So now, with Better Off's latest launch, you can build your full estate plan for free, and only pay when you’re ready to download your documents.

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Explore the full experience: outline your healthcare wishes, choose guardians for your kids or pets, and plan how your assets will be divided. No credit card required. We made this change because people deserve to plan with confidence. When you can see every step and question at no risk, the process becomes less overwhelming and a lot more empowering.

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You’ll only pay—at a fraction of the cost of a traditional attorney—when you’re ready to finalize and download your documents. We’re excited to see what our customers in California and Texas think, with more state availability coming very soon!

Better Off allows you to build an estate plan at your pace, at your place, and in your budget. But sometimes, a little extra support can go a long way to confirm that your wishes will be carried out as you intended.

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With our new attorney support add-on, receive expert guidance by a licensed estate attorney at a fraction of what traditional attorneys charge to prepare your documents.

• Purchase includes a full year of support via one-on-one calls with an attorney in your state
• Receive a full review of your completed documents after you've finished your plan
• Get advice on how to properly fund your trust or assign your assets

As we announce this new offering, we're also removing our Limited Plan. New users can now experience a guided onboarding flow that helps determine the right plan for you based on your life, circumstances, and goals.

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Learn more about attorney support or check out our plan coverage and pricing.

In our first release of 2025, we've focused on ways to make existing processes smoother, more intuitive, and higher performing based on customer feedback.

• Shorter load times mean that you can make choices for your plan faster than ever.
• More nuanced questions about your medical treatment allow you to add as much or as little detail as you'd like in your healthcare directive.
• Updates to the Family section allow parents to add more information about their children.

These foundational improvements to our product streamline our upcoming state rollout, which we are excited to announce soon!

After launching Better Off in October, we’re thrilled to announce new plans and features that give you and your family even more protection for the future.

• Comprehensive Plans enable you to set up a trust that details how your assets are managed, controlled, and distributed during your lifetime and after death. A trust also helps you avoid the public probate process—saving your loves ones time and money. Unlike other legal documentation offerings, our experience guides you through key decisions instead of worrying about which documents you’ll need.
• Link your account with a spouse or partner to build and manage your estate plan together, ensuring your shared wishes, assets, and loved ones are aligned. Your personal decisions—like how you want to be treated by medical professionals or how you want to be memorialized—will remain separate. All users can still give viewing access to important people in their life to review their plan and make their wishes known.
• Of course, we also snuck in some other “quality of life” improvements with this release to make it smoother than ever to plan for the unexpected.

Better Off is currently serving California residents, who know that probate can be a lengthy and expensive process. Keep an eye out as we announce where Better Off will be available next.

We’re excited to announce the launch of Better Off, a digital estate planning platform that helps you make a plan now for what will happen to you, your family, and your belongings when you die.

Estate planning and writing a will can feel daunting, emotional, and overwhelming. That’s why we built Better Off’s intuitive planning tool, so you can create your plan at your own pace without ever having to hire an attorney.

• Select someone you trust to make medical decisions if you become incapacitated.
• Express detailed preferences around your medical treatment and end of life care.
• Explain what you want to happen to your body and how you want to be memorialized.
• Determine who will care for your children, adult dependents, and pets.
• Identify how your money and possessions will be distributed.

After you work through these scenarios, documents are automatically generated—all you have to do is print, sign, and notarize to make them legally binding.

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Unlike other online estate planning services, we focus on a higher degree of customization that captures the uniqueness of your family and the deeply personal nature of planning for your death. We guide you through each step and clearly explain the implications behind the choices you’re making, all without the complicated legal jargon.

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Starting today, Better Off’s available for California residents, and we’re thrilled to hear feedback from users early in our first launch. We’ll continue to share updates as the product is available in more states and as more features roll out.