Editing Will and testament (section)

===Role of lawyers===
There is no legal requirement that a will be drawn up by a lawyer, and some people may resist hiring a lawyer to draft a will.<ref name="cro">{{Cite news |url=https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2013/11/how-to-create-a-bulletproof-estate-plan/index.htm |title=Steps to Create an Estate Plan - Consumer Reports |date=November 2013 |work=Consumer Reports |access-date=2020-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref> People may draft a will with the assistance of a lawyer, use a software product<ref name="usn">{{Cite news |last=Hartman |first=Rachel |url=https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/aging/articles/the-best-online-will-making-programs |title=The Best Online Will Making Programs|work=U.S. News & World Report |date=2019-11-06}}</ref> or will form, or write their wishes entirely on their own. Some lawyers offer educational classes for people who want to write their own will.<ref name="msp">{{Cite news |last=Ewoldt |first=John |url=https://m.startribune.com/prince-s-estate-highlights-the-value-of-creating-a-will/378423311/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511214007/https://m.startribune.com/prince-s-estate-highlights-the-value-of-creating-a-will/378423311/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-05-11 |title=Prince's estate highlights the value of creating a will |date=2016-05-11 |work=Minneapolis Star Tribune |access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref>

When obtained from a lawyer, a will may come as part of an [[estate planning]] package that includes other instruments, such as a [[living trust]].<ref name="nyonline">{{Cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Paul |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/your-money/online-wills.html |title=Making Wills Easier and Cheaper With Do-It-Yourself Options |date=2018-09-07 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2020-04-21 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> A will that is drafted by a lawyer should avoid possible technical mistakes that a layperson might make that could potentially invalidate part or all of a will.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beck |first1=Laura W. |last2=Bartlett |first2=Stefania L. |last3=Nerney |first3=Andrew M. |title=Wills: Connecticut |url=https://www.cl-law.com/uploads/Wills-Connecticut-w-010-0785.pdf |website=Cummings & Lockwood, LLC |publisher=Practical Law |access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref> While wills prepared by a lawyer may seem similar to each other, lawyers can customize the language of wills to meet the needs of specific clients.<ref name="mw">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=Catey |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dont-buy-legal-documents-online-without-reading-this-story-2015-11-23 |title=Don't buy legal documents online without reading this story |date=2015-11-27 |work=Market Watch |access-date=2020-04-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>