Protect your family before the law does it for you
Learn how wills, probate, and revocable living trusts actually work — so you can protect your family, avoid costly court delays, and pass on what you've built without the legal nightmare.
"You don't need a law degree to protect your family — you just need to understand how these tools actually work, and I'm going to show you exactly that."— David e walker
What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Understand exactly how a will works, what it covers, and what it cannot do
- Know the real consequences of dying without a will — including who actually gets your assets
- Walk through the probate court process step-by-step so nothing catches your family off guard
- Explain how a revocable living trust works and why it can bypass probate entirely
- Identify which of your assets belong in a trust versus covered by a will or beneficiary designation
- Arrive at a conversation with an estate attorney fully prepared — saving time, money, and stress
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 14 lessons
Why Estate Planning Matters and Where Most People Start
Sets the stage by making estate planning personally relevant. Students confront the real emotional and financial cost of inaction, then get a bird's-eye view of every tool available — will, trust, beneficiary designations, powers of attorney — so every later lesson lands in context. Sequenced first because motivation and orientation are prerequisites for absorbing the details that follow.
- 1.1The Cost of Doing NothingIncluded
- 1.2The Estate Planning Toolkit — A Plain-English OverviewIncluded
How a Will Actually Works
Delivers a thorough, ground-up understanding of wills before students encounter their limitations, probate implications, or alternatives. Sequenced second so students have a solid baseline — they need to fully understand what a will IS and what it CAN do before they can appreciate what it cannot do and why that gap matters.
- 2.1The Anatomy of a WillIncluded
- 2.2What a Will Cannot Do — and Why That Gap Is DangerousIncluded
Dying Without a Will — What the Law Decides for You
Covers the consequences of intestacy — dying with no valid will. Sequenced third, directly after the will modules, so the contrast is sharp: students have just learned what a will does, and now they see exactly what happens when there isn't one. Guardianship of minor children is elevated here because it is often the single most compelling reason parents finally act.
- 3.1Intestacy Laws — When the State Writes Your Will for YouIncluded
- 3.2Guardianship, Minor Children, and the CourtsIncluded
Probate Court — What Your Family Will Actually Go Through
Takes students inside the probate process with complete transparency — step by step, cost by cost, month by month. Sequenced fourth because students now understand wills and intestacy; probate is the machinery that processes BOTH. This module transforms probate from a vague fear into a concrete, understood process — and sets up the trust module as the compelling solution.
- 4.1The Probate Process, Step by StepIncluded
- 4.2How Long, How Much, and How PublicIncluded
- 4.3When Probate Gets Complicated — Disputes, Delays, and Contested WillsIncluded
Revocable Living Trusts — Skipping Probate and Staying in Control
Introduces the revocable living trust as the primary tool for avoiding probate — explaining how it works, how it must be funded to be effective, and how it fits alongside (not instead of) a will and beneficiary designations. Sequenced fifth, after probate, so students feel the full weight of what they're avoiding. The 'funding' lesson is explicitly preserved and emphasized because it is the step most plans fail on.
- 5.1How a Revocable Living Trust WorksIncluded
- 5.2Funding Your Trust — The Step Everyone SkipsIncluded
- 5.3Trusts vs. Wills vs. Beneficiary Designations — Choosing the Right ToolIncluded
Taking Action — Getting Your Plan Done Without the Legal Nightmare
Converts knowledge into a completed, real-world estate plan. Students learn how to find a qualified estate attorney, avoid common billing traps, and walk into their first meeting fully prepared. Sequenced last because preparation only pays off once students have the knowledge to ask the right questions, evaluate the answers, and make informed decisions — not before. Directly delivers the final course outcome.
- 6.1How to Find and Work With an Estate Attorney (Without Getting Overcharged)Included
- 6.2Your First Attorney Meeting — Walk In Prepared, Walk Out with a PlanIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
New parents
You've never thought harder about what happens to your child if something happens to you — this course explains exactly how guardianship works and what a will can (and can't) do to protect them.
Homeowners in their 40s
Your home is likely your biggest asset, and without a plan it could get tied up in probate court for years — this course shows you how a trust can pass it directly to your family.
Adult children of aging parents
If your parents don't have an estate plan, you're the one who'll navigate the legal fallout — understanding this process now means you can help them act before it becomes a crisis.
Small business owners
When a business is involved, dying without a plan can be catastrophic for partners, employees, and family alike — this course helps you understand what needs to be in place before you meet with an attorney.
Blended families
Stepchildren, previous marriages, and complex family dynamics can make intestacy laws land in ways you'd never intend — this course shows you how to make sure your wishes are actually legally enforceable.
Pre-retirees
You've spent decades building your retirement — this course helps you make sure it goes exactly where you want, without court delays or unnecessary costs eating into what you've worked for.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
David e walker
If you've been telling yourself you'll "get around to" estate planning — I want you to know that I completely understand why it keeps sliding down the list. It feels expensive before you even start. The terminology is intimidating. And there's a voice in the back of your head saying you need to know more before you can make any decisions. So the whole thing just sits there, undone.
Here's what I want to share with you: the confusion itself is the problem. Not your situation, not your finances, not your family dynamics. When people understand how these tools actually work — what a will does and doesn't do, what probate really looks like for a family living through it, how a trust can quietly sidestep the whole process — they stop feeling overwhelmed. They feel in control. And they act.
That's exactly what this course is built to do. We start where most people start: with the vague, uncomfortable sense that something bad will happen if you don't have a plan — but no clear picture of what "bad" actually looks like. I'll show you, concretely, what the law decides for your family when there's no will in place, including who gets your assets, who a court might appoint to raise your children, and what the probate process costs in time, money, and privacy. Not to frighten you — but because knowing the stakes is what finally makes the path forward feel worth taking.
From there, we move through every major tool in the estate planning kit: how a will is structured and where it falls short, how a revocable living trust works and the one critical step that most people miss when setting one up, and how beneficiary designations quietly override both. By the end, you'll know which tools make sense for your situation — and why.
The final piece is one I'm especially proud of: a full module on how to find a good estate attorney, what to expect from that first meeting, and how to walk in prepared enough to get real work done without running up unnecessary hours. You don't need to become a lawyer. You just need to stop walking into those conversations blind.
This course is for anyone who has built something — a home, a family, a savings account, a business, a life — and wants to make sure it goes where they intend. Come learn how. I'll keep it plain, keep it real, and make sure nothing catches you off guard.
— David e walker
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