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DYOdocs for the Cook Islands

Legal wills and estate documents for Cook Islands residents. Answer simple questions, get professional documents — from $60.

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Cook Islands Documents & Pricing

DYOdocs wills and estate documents prepared under Cook Islands law. All DYOdocs only — produced online, at your pace, at a fraction of the cost of a traditional law firm.

📝 Simple Will Cook Islands

$60 per person  ·  $90 couple

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📝 Normal Will Cook Islands

$90 per person  ·  $144 couple

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❤️ Advance Healthcare Directives

$11.50 per person  ·  $23 couple

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🕊️ Funeral Directives

$11.50 per person  ·  $23 couple

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📂 Digital Assets & Devices List

$11.50 per person  ·  $23 couple

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New Zealand Documents — Also Available

If you have assets in New Zealand, or hold New Zealand citizenship or residency, you may also need New Zealand documents. These are available to Cook Islands residents through DYOdocs and Ross Holmes lawyers.

📝 Simple Will New Zealand

$60 per person  ·  $90 couple

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📝 Normal Will New Zealand

$90 per person  ·  $144 couple

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⚖️ EPA — Property & Welfare New Zealand

$150 each  ·  $240 both  ·  couple from $384

Donor signatures must be witnessed by a practising NZ lawyer or legal executive.

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New Zealand Property Law — Ross Holmes Lawyers

Ross Holmes Virtual Lawyers offers New Zealand property law services to Cook Islands residents — including residential conveyancing, title transfers, and related property transactions involving New Zealand-situated land. All work is carried out remotely.

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Important Information for Cook Islands Residents

Please read these notes before starting your documents.

⚠️ Customary Land — Cannot be dealt with by an ordinary will

Cook Islands (Māori) customary land is governed by traditional practice and separate customary land legislation. It cannot pass by an ordinary will. If you have customary land, you should seek advice from a Cook Islands legal practitioner about how to address it in your estate plan. A DYOdocs will can still cover all your other assets.

❌ Enduring Powers of Attorney — Not available in Cook Islands

There is currently no EPA (Enduring Power of Attorney) legislation in the Cook Islands. If you need to make arrangements for someone to manage your affairs, seek advice from a Cook Islands or New Zealand legal practitioner. New Zealand EPAs are available separately — see above.

✅ DYOdocs Cook Islands wills are legally valid

Cook Islands wills are governed by the English Wills Act 1837 (as applied in the Cook Islands) and the Wills Amendment Act 1969 (Cook Islands). DYOdocs wills are prepared in compliance with these requirements, including correct Cook Islands signing and witnessing instructions.

Governing Legislation — Cook Islands
  • Wills: English Wills Act 1837 (as applied in the Cook Islands) · Wills Amendment Act 1969 (Cook Islands)
  • Trustee administration: NZ Trustee Act 1956 (as applied in the Cook Islands, without subsequent NZ amendments)
  • Estate administration / probate: NZ Administration Act 1969 (as applied in the Cook Islands, without subsequent NZ amendments)
  • Capacity: Persons under 16 who have never been married cannot make a will (Wills Amendment Act 1969, s2(4))

How It Works
Three simple steps, from anywhere in Cook Islands.
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Choose Your Documents

Browse the Cook Islands and New Zealand documents above. Pick exactly what you need — no bundles required. Prices shown include GST.

  
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Answer the Questions

Work through the guided questionnaire at your own pace. Save and return any time — your progress is kept.

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Sign & Witness

DYOdocs provides clear, Cook Islands-specific signing and witnessing instructions with every document. Your document is not complete until correctly signed and witnessed.
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