California + Texas
Mantle drafts your living trust in one conversation — notarized online, your deed recorded, every account moved in — so everything passes straight to your family.
All six documents, free to download. No card, no paywall at the end.
See estimated court costs and delays for your home.
Per California Probate Code §10810 · Free, no card
Meets CA + TX trust law · Online notarization included · Free to start
THE WEEKS AFTER
Hour one
WITHOUT No one knows where anything is.
WITH MANTLE Everything is organized.
Day three
WITHOUT Accounts may be frozen.
WITH MANTLE Your family knows what to access.
Week six
WITHOUT Paperwork takes over.
WITH MANTLE Documents and instructions are ready.
Month nine
WITHOUT The estate may still be unresolved.
WITH MANTLE Your family has clarity.
WITHOUT
WITH MANTLE
No one knows where anything is.
Hour one
Everything is organized.
Accounts may be frozen.
Day three
Your family knows what to access.
Paperwork takes over.
Week six
Documents and instructions are ready.
The estate may still be unresolved.
Month nine
Your family has clarity.
HOW IT WORKS
01 · TONIGHT · FREE
In plain language — your people, your home, your wishes. Your six documents draft themselves in front of you as you talk. Read them. Download them. They’re yours, free.
THE DRAFTING CONVERSATION
Revocable Living Trust
3 of 8 articles drafted
ARTICLE I — PROPERTY CHARACTER
Property transferred to the trust from the Grantors’ community estate shall retain its character as community property…
WHAT ACTIVATION MEANS
Notarized on video
Licensed notary · legally witnessed
Deed recorded
Filed with your county
Accounts retitled
The trust holds what you own
Most services stop at the PDF. This is the part that makes it real.
02 · WHEN YOU’RE READY · $499
One video call with a licensed notary makes it legal — then we record the deed with your county and retitle your accounts, so the trust actually holds what you own.
03 · FOR THE DECADES AFTER · $99/YR
A new home, another child, a move across state lines — your plan updates instead of expiring. Your first year is included, then $99 a year keeps the vault live and re-drafts covered. And the people you’ve chosen can always reach what they need, the day they need it.
LIFE HAPPENS · THE PLAN KEEPS UP
A new home
Deed updated, trust re-funded
Another child
Guardianship amended
A move across state lines
Plan re-drafted for your new state
The day it matters
Your people already have access
COMPARE BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
Only Mantle finishes every step — at a fraction of the attorney’s price.
Start my trust — freeThird-party pricing and features from publicly listed information, August 2026. Verify current details with each provider.
WHAT YOU GET
Living trust
Your home and savings pass directly — no court.
Pour-over will
Catches anything left outside the trust.
Healthcare directive
So your family never has to guess what you want.
Financial power of attorney
Someone you trust handles money matters if needed.
Certificate of trust
Proves your trust to banks without exposing details.
Property deed
Moves your home into the trust.
AFTER YOU SIGN
THE FAMILY VAULT · WHO CAN SEE WHAT
You
Everything, always
Your spouse
Full access
Your executor
Unlocked when needed
Your attorney
View only
Encrypted. You change who sees what, anytime.
Your documents live encrypted, shareable with exactly the right people — and current as life changes.
DIGITAL ACCOUNTS · YOUR INSTRUCTIONS
Transfer to spouse
Photo library
Share with family
Social media
Memorialize
Subscriptions
Cancel
Your family follows a list instead of guessing.
Memorialize, close, transfer — decided by you now, not by your family at 2 a.m.
FROM REAL FAMILIES
★★★★★
“Did it in an evening after the kids went to bed. The deed got recorded two weeks later — done.”
— Jenica K. · Orinda, CA
★★★★★
“We'd been putting this off for six years. Mantle made it embarrassingly simple.”
— Addy Z. · Walnut Creek, CA
WHO WE ARE
State-specific documents that meet California and Texas trust law, with the governing sections cited inside the documents themselves.
A licensed online notary witnesses your signing on video. Commission number and session record on every notarized document.
Your plan is stored encrypted. You choose exactly who can see what — spouse, executor, attorney — and can change it anytime.
Mantle is software, not legal advice. Our documents are attorney-designed, and when your situation actually needs a human attorney — large estates, contested families — we say so and point you to one.
WHY WE BUILT THIS
“When a friend passed, his family got locked out of accounts, chased down assets, and paid thousands in court fees — while grieving. I built Mantle so no family has to.”
Behzad Behrouzi
Founder, Mantle
PRICING
THE DOCUMENTS
Free
You draft with us. You handle the rest.
THE ACTIVATION
$499
one-time
We make it legal, recorded, and funded.
Stop paying and your documents stay valid, and yours. The subscription keeps them current — it does not hold them hostage.
Most families with a home choose activation — it’s the part that keeps them out of court. An estate attorney charges $3,000–$5,000 for the same documents.
COMMON QUESTIONS
All six documents. Draft them, read them, download them, keep them — no card, and no paywall at the end. You create an account with an email and password so you can sign back in to update or notarize later; that is the only thing we ask for. The $499 is for activation, when you decide you want it real.
If you own a home, almost certainly. A will alone still goes through the court process; a trust transfers what you put into it directly. Cleaner for your family either way.
Yes. Your documents meet California and Texas trust law and are signed with a licensed online notary on a video call. Mantle is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice.
Most people finish the questions in one sitting, and the notary call runs about 15 minutes. You can stop and resume anytime — we save your place.
Your trust stays valid. State-specific pieces — the deed, witnessing rules — may need updating, and Mantle tells you exactly what changes.
A trust works alongside it. Your Mantle plan includes a pour-over will that supersedes the old one and catches anything outside the trust.
WANT TO READ MORE FIRST?
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Read moreYes — here’s the legal basis.
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Read more$499 vs $3,000+ — head to head on quality and time.
Read moreState guides: California · Texas · Homeowners · Married couples
If something happened tomorrow, would your family know what to do — and have what they need to do it?
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