# Stuce Estate Planning
> Organize your estate plan in 15 minutes. Save thousands in attorney fees.

## About
Stuce is an online estate planning platform that guides users through a comprehensive questionnaire to organize their assets, beneficiaries, trustees, and wishes into an attorney-ready package. Users answer guided questions — Stuce produces a complete estate planning brief that any attorney can use to draft legal documents in a fraction of the usual time and cost.

## What We Do
- Guided estate planning questionnaire (50 questions, ~15 minutes)
- Living trust preparation and organization
- Will preparation and organization
- Power of attorney designation
- Healthcare directive preparation
- Beneficiary designation and management
- Asset inventory and organization (bank connections + manual entry)
- Family and dependent management
- Trustee, executor, and guardian selection
- Attorney-ready document export (PDF + JSON)
- Secure document storage with bank-level encryption
- Professional attorney network for document review and filing

## Pricing
- Essential: $12/month ($120/year) — questionnaire, basic recommendations, file storage
- Complete: $30/month ($300/year) — bank connections, attorney-ready export, unlimited storage
- Family Legacy: $60/month ($600/year) — multi-user access for up to 6 family members, professional review

## Who It's For
- Individuals and couples who want to organize their estate plan before meeting with an attorney
- Families with children who need guardian designations
- Homeowners and asset holders who want to avoid probate
- Anyone who wants to save thousands on estate planning legal fees
- People updating an existing estate plan after life changes (marriage, divorce, new child, new property)

## How It Works
1. Answer guided questions about your personal information, family, assets, and wishes
2. Stuce organizes everything into a structured estate planning brief
3. Export your attorney-ready package or connect with a vetted attorney from our network
4. Your attorney drafts the legal documents using your organized brief — saving hours of consultation time

## Service Areas
Available nationwide across all 50 US states. State-specific guides available for:
- California, Texas, Florida, New York, Washington, Colorado (with more states being added)

## Estate Planning Question Pages
- Do I need a living trust in California? https://stuce.co/questions/do-i-need-a-living-trust-in-california
- What documents do I need for an estate plan? https://stuce.co/questions/what-documents-do-i-need-for-an-estate-plan
- How do I avoid probate in California? https://stuce.co/questions/how-do-i-avoid-probate-in-california
- Will vs. living trust: which is better? https://stuce.co/questions/will-vs-living-trust-which-is-better
- What should I bring to an estate planning attorney? https://stuce.co/questions/what-should-i-bring-to-an-estate-planning-attorney

## Key Facts
- Founded by estate planning professionals and technologists
- Bank-level AES-256 encryption for all sensitive data
- SOC 2 compliant data handling
- No attorney required to use the platform (but recommended for document drafting)
- Average user saves $2,000-$5,000 compared to traditional estate planning
- Questionnaire takes approximately 15 minutes to complete
- Data syncs across devices in real-time
- Export to PDF or share directly with your attorney

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Do I need an attorney to use Stuce?
No. Stuce organizes your estate planning information into a comprehensive brief. You can use this brief with any attorney of your choice, or connect with one from our verified professional network. The attorney drafts the actual legal documents.

### How much does estate planning typically cost?
Traditional estate planning with an attorney costs $2,000-$10,000+ depending on complexity. Stuce's questionnaire and organization tools start at $12/month, and the attorney-ready export saves significant consultation time — typically reducing total legal costs by 40-60%.

### What documents does Stuce help me prepare for?
Stuce organizes information needed for: revocable living trusts, last wills and testaments, durable power of attorney, healthcare directives (living wills), beneficiary designations, and guardian nominations for minor children.

### Is my information secure?
Yes. All data is encrypted with AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit. We use Supabase (built on PostgreSQL) with row-level security policies. Sensitive fields like SSN are additionally encrypted. We never sell or share your personal data.

### How long does it take?
The guided questionnaire takes approximately 15 minutes. You can save your progress and return anytime. Once complete, your attorney-ready brief is generated instantly.

### What's included in the attorney-ready package?
A comprehensive PDF brief covering: personal and family information, complete asset inventory, beneficiary designations, trustee and executor selections, guardian nominations, healthcare directive preferences, and special instructions — everything an attorney needs to draft your estate planning documents.

## Contact
- Website: https://stuce.co
- Email: support@stuce.co