If you and your spouse or partner both want to make a Will, you have options — from two individual Wills made side by side, to more formal arrangements made together. Here's what's available on EveryWill, and what isn't.
What you can do on EveryWill: mirror Wills
On EveryWill, each person creates their own individual Will, with their own account — and couples often make what are known as "mirror" Wills: two separate Wills that reflect each other, such as each leaving their estate to the other, with the same alternates and wishes.
Individual mirror Wills have some real advantages:
Each Will is fully your own. You each choose your own beneficiaries, executor, and wishes — matching where you want, differing where you don't.
Easy to keep current. Either of you can sign in and update your own Will at any time, for free, as circumstances change.
Simple and widely recognized. Each Will stands on its own, which keeps things straightforward for the person handling your estate.
See our article on mirror Wills and accounts for more than one person for how to set this up.
Other arrangements (not offered on EveryWill)
You may also hear of a single document made by two people together, or separate Wills made with a binding agreement not to change them — arrangements sometimes described as "joint" or "mutual" Wills. These work differently, how they're treated varies by state, and our platform doesn't create them. If you're interested in an arrangement like this — for example, one intended to bind each other's choices — you may wish to consult an estate planning attorney in your state.
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