Questions clients commonly bring to a consultation
- Do I need a trust, or is a will enough?
- Does my will need witnesses, and how many?
- What happens if I die without a will?
- Who handles my estate after I die?
- Who makes medical decisions for me if I cannot?
- Should I update my plan after a divorce or a new grandchild?
This list is illustrative. It reflects the kinds of questions estate planning lawyers hear at intake, not data from ChatGPT. Your own intake notes are the better source for your firm's list.
How ChatGPT finds an answer to cite
When ChatGPT searches the web, its answers can include citations that link to the sources used. OpenAI's search crawler, OAI-SearchBot, is what surfaces websites in those answers, and OpenAI says sites that opt out of it are not shown in ChatGPT search answers. Our answer on how ChatGPT decides which lawyers to mention covers the access settings.
OpenAI also warns users that search results and citations can be incomplete, outdated, or incorrect. That is the opening for a firm. A page that answers "how many witnesses does my will need" with the state's actual rule, such as North Carolina's requirement of at least two competent witnesses for an attested written will under G.S. 31-3.3(a), is a source the reader can check and trust.
Answer in a form that can be quoted alone
Open each section with the question as a client would ask it, answer it in one or two sentences, then give the state detail. Keep promises out of those first sentences, because an assistant may lift them without the rest of the page. The North Carolina guide shows how one state's rules shape those answers.
Go deeper
The estate planning practice guide covers the full page set. For the Google side of the same questions, see how estate planning firms get cited in AI Overviews.