<prompt> Human: I saw a comment a few weeks backcant locate it now about the benefits of using a lawyer for a will for assets and dependents. It was quite indepth about what a lawyer can plan for for your children that you would otherwise forget by doing it yourself. Hoping this makes sense. So either what are the benefits of using a lawyer for a will that includes where children go if you both die or if anyone can recall the original thread. Just trying to show my husband  <response>: It drastically lowers the odds of you writing a stupid, unenforceable document because you copy and pasted clauses that you thought were boilerplate into a document, failed to execute it correctly, or flat out lose it. It also gives you access to their practical experience e.g. if youre disinheriting someone, it makes more sense to give them a token inheritance of 5,000 - 15,000 that is forfeited if they contest the wills validity and lose. It also allows you to harmonize documents. I cannot tell you how many times I see people put things in wills that have no place - instructions for life insurance, bank accounts with designated beneficiaries, etc. This isnt to say that some of the services, like LegalZoom, are bad or inappropriate. It is to say that if you have specific goals, children, etc., it may make far more sense to speak to a professional. I will also give the standard plug - if youre talking about estate planning and have dependents, you had better have enough insurance set up 10x income for each of you before you even start thinking about wills. 