{"id":5655,"date":"2016-10-30T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5655"},"modified":"2016-10-30T09:00:44","modified_gmt":"2016-10-30T09:00:44","slug":"can-i-use-a-diy-estate-planning-kit-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/can-i-use-a-diy-estate-planning-kit-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I use a DIY Estate Planning Kit Online?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/attorneys\/lane-v-erickson\">Lane V. Erickson<\/a>, Attorney<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">The internet has become an integral part of our everyday lives. In fact, it&#8217;s hard to imagine a time before emails, YouTube, Facebook, tweeting, Instagram, Amazon and so on. However, not everything having to do with the internet is great. Additionally, not all the information that you get on the internet is reliable or accurate. Along the lines of estate planning, I am often asked by my clients whether they can simply get a do-it-yourself kit from the internet to help them complete their estate planning. Here are the main reasons why this is not a good idea.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">ONLINE ESTATE PLANNING KITS ARE GENERIC<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/can-i-use-a-diy-estate-planning-kit-online\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Can I use a DIY Estate Planning Kit Online?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney The internet has become an integral part of our everyday lives. In fact, it&#8217;s hard to imagine a time before emails, YouTube, Facebook, tweeting, Instagram, Amazon and so on. However, not everything having to do with the internet is great. Additionally, not all the information that you get on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-estate-planning"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can I use a DIY Estate Planning Kit Online?|Racine Olson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you are seeking an estate plan, we can help. 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