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Keep the estate plan and follow-up together

PracticeOS connects planning intake, assets, beneficiaries, instruments, execution sources, signing, trust funding, and review follow-up in one case.

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DocketBuddyEstate Planning
James Osei
⚠ Attorney review required before any use
A defective instrument is discovered after death, so every AI draft requires attorney review and execution formalities must be verified for the signing state.
Document status · James Osei
Last Will and TestamentDraft ✓
Revocable Living TrustDraft ✓
Durable Power of AttorneyDraft ✓
Healthcare DirectiveReview Pending

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Estate planning from intake through signing and review

Intake, drafting, execution, funding, and later review stay in one continuous client record

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Build the plan

One intake feeds the document set

Family, asset, beneficiary, and fiduciary facts stay consistent across attorney-review drafts

Complete execution

Signing requirements stay visible

Readiness, execution details, and unresolved attorney decisions remain attached to each instrument

Keep it implemented

Funding and life changes have a next step

Asset funding, stale drafts, and annual review work remain part of the client record

Free browser workpapers

Work through one file question before opening the client record

Each workpaper uses only the facts entered in that browser, shows the supported arithmetic or record check, and names what still needs attorney review.

  • Trust Funding Asset InventoryOrganize title, beneficiary, restriction, and institution facts for each entered assetOpen workpaper →
  • Estate Value & Liquidity ArithmeticReconcile entered estate components without deciding tax character or filing dutyOpen workpaper →
  • Gift Ledger & Filing-Date MarkersGroup entered gifts and apply the reviewed 2026 annual-exclusion arithmetic when supportedOpen workpaper →
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Estate planning intake, documents, and follow-up

Asset Inventory
James Osei
Primary residence · Atlanta, GA$580,000
Deed extracted ✓
Vacation property · Naples, FL$310,000
Deed extracted ✓
Fidelity IRA$280,000
Statement extracted ✓
Delta 401(k)$160,000
Statement extracted ✓

Asset inventory built from uploaded documents, no re-entry from paper.

Will DraftJames Osei
Review Required
⚠ A defective instrument is discovered after death. Attorney review required.
✓Testamentary recitals
✓Specific bequests
✓Residuary estate clause
✓Executor appointment
○Execution clause · GA statutory form

AI-drafted from intake, with execution formalities verified by attorney before any signing.

Probate Deadlines
Eleanor Whitfield
Computed from the letters testamentary date and the state rule, attorney verifies before relying on it
Creditor Notice · Publication Deadline25 days
Jul 1, 2026
Inventory filing deadline56 days
Aug 1, 2026
Creditor claim bar date101 days
Sep 15, 2026

Probate deadlines computed from the letters testamentary date and tracked with SMS alerts, attorney verifies before relying on any date.

What it does

ESTATE & PROBATE INTAKE

Client completes intake before the first meeting

Structured intake collects family information, asset inventory, beneficiary designations, and healthcare wishes. Client completes on any device, with documents uploaded by category.

ASSET INVENTORY

AI-extracted from uploaded deeds and statements

Upload deeds, account statements, retirement documents, and insurance policies. DocketBuddy extracts asset values and descriptions for attorney review, with less re-entry from paper.

BENEFICIARY MANAGEMENT

Primary and contingent designations tracked per asset class

Beneficiary designations tracked with distribution percentages, per-capita and per-stirpes structures documented, and distribution amounts calculated from asset inventory.

WILL DRAFTING

AI-drafted planning aid, not a final instrument

Testamentary recitals, specific bequests, residuary estate, and executor appointment drafted from intake data. Attorney review is required before any use because a defective will is discovered after death.

TRUST DRAFTING

Revocable living trust draft from intake data

Grantor, trustee, distribution, successor trustee, and incapacity provisions drafted, with attorney review required and execution requirements verified for the signing state.

POA + HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVE

Durable POA and healthcare directive drafted

Durable power of attorney and healthcare directive drafted from intake answers, with attorney review and execution verification required. State-specific statutory form requirements applied where applicable.

PLAN SET

Will, trust, POA, and healthcare directive

The document set is drafted together and paired for signing

DOCUMENT READINESS

Readiness counted per document

Every draft shows exactly what is still missing before it goes to the client for review

DRAFT REFRESH

Stale drafts refresh on demand

When a life change touches a document, that draft redraws in place instead of starting the plan over

Newest

ANNUAL REVIEW

Annual plan review

A yearly checklist records life changes, identifies affected drafts, and keeps the version history with the plan.

Scope and limits

Every will, trust, power of attorney, and healthcare directive stays clearly labeled for attorney review before execution.

Drafts keep testamentary capacity, intent, undue influence, and signing-state execution questions visible so your professional judgment stays at the center of the plan.

Probate workflows calculate from the letters-testamentary date, show the supporting state rule, and preserve the verification point beside every deadline.

Where DocketBuddy stops matters

Automate the routineSurface the evidenceKeep judgment with the attorney

DocketBuddy separates governing authority from matter evidence, shows where each important fact came from, and keeps attorney review between the analysis and anything sent or filed.

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Authority posture in view

When a workflow applies a legal rule, its citation, source status, and jurisdiction stay close enough to verify before relying.

Matter evidence stays separate

Uploaded documents, client answers, and attorney-entered facts keep distinct labels and preserve their source context.

Uncertainty stays visible

Missing, stale, or conflicting proof remains a clear item for attorney review instead of disappearing inside generated work product.

Client data stays protected

✓TLS in transit; AES-256 at the database layer
✓Row-level security, you see only your clients
✓Client data stored in US regions (Supabase, AWS us-west-1)
✓Case activity history for supported actions

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