Michael E. Byczek
Software Engineer
Single without Children
Android
Google Play (Version 1.2) - 7/1/2026
Amazon Appstore (Version 1.0) - 5/29/2024 (pending update)
There is not an honorable man among its practitioners who would not give - who does not often give - the warning, "Suffer any wrong that can be done you rather than come here!"
The nightmare that probate can cause for heirs, even with a Will, was memorialized in the fictional portrayal of Bleak House by Charles Dickens in 1853 (Chapter I) where the narrator of the book advises the reader to stay away from probate proceedings.
The goal for this app, Byczek Law Mobile App Series - Volume 1 (Single without Children), is legal education, a practical drafting manual, advocacy, and managing an AI-generated digital afterlife. This includes how to create a modern digital estate plan. For example, this guide has a discussion of AI-generated identities, digital executors, digital footprints, posthumous online privacy, account credentials, and future AI misuse.
If you are single without children, what happens to your pets, money, assets, and property when you die? If you pass away without a Will, a probate judge generally decides who should administer your estate and could leave property distribution to people who may not have your best interests in mind. A Will is one way to speak while you are still living with your own written instructions, such as:
- Name a guardian for your pets and leave money for their care
- Itemize property to be given to multiple beneficiaries
- Decide what happens to your condo, house, or vehicle
- Leave instructions about digital assets, such as cryptocurrency or NFTs
- Make funeral arrangements
Some scenarios are straightforward, such as an only child leaving behind one or both parents. They inherit everything, which is even easier if still married to each other. But what happens if you have siblings, your parents are deceased, or you have very close friends who are not legal heirs? You may think that your significant other has legal status, especially if you are living together or even engaged. The opposite is true. Your friends and relatives could delete the most important people in your life. It is possible that relatives you have never met or don't even like are awarded portions of your property. People you don't even know may make decisions that you would never have approved.
An important strategy is a digital estate plan, like an enhanced Will. What happens to all your social media content, online photos, movies, or music? A Will allows you to expressly name a data executor and provide this person with your login credentials to access all of your accounts in accordance with your instructions. Without a Will, a probate judge may not approve, and tech companies may not allow, your friends or family to close, or otherwise access, these accounts.
Also discussed is your digital afterlife where artificial intelligence (AI) could bring you back to life through a virtual avatar based on your life's worth of photos, videos, audio, and online activity (i.e. social media).
Sample fill-in-the-blank documents included are:
- Basic non-notarized Will that gives all property to one beneficiary
- Extended non-notarized Will that itemizes specific assets to different beneficiaries
- Notarized versions of both basic and extended Wills
- Notarized Self-Proving Affidavit for the two witnesses to authenticate the Will
- Username and Password Organizer to help family and friends access digital assets
- Instructions and representative Illinois statutes that pertain to a Will
The developer, Michael E. Byczek, has been a licensed Illinois attorney since 2007 (Chicago, IL). He manages his own legal business (https://byczeklaw.com) and has assisted clients to prepare their estate plans and protect the rights of heirs during probate in court.
This package is for Illinois residents to write their estate plan. Those outside Illinois may refer to the documents and instructions for reference to write their Will themselves. The documents are Illinois-specific, but may be used as a template by those who want to learn more about estate plans. The documents and information are intended for non-commercial personal use.
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