Protecting Families
Through Open Standards
UEDRA advocates for uniform legislation and publishes the Estate Document Registry Standard (EDRS) — the free, open technical baseline ensuring estate documents are secure, verifiable, and accessible when families need them most.
The Problem
Estate Documents Are Unprotected
Lost at the Worst Time
Wills, trusts, and advance directives are routinely lost, unfound, or inaccessible at the moment families need them most — during grief, crisis, or incapacity.
Vulnerable to Fraud
Powers of attorney and estate documents have no verification infrastructure. Financial exploitation of the elderly through forged or revoked documents costs billions annually.
No Interstate System
A will executed in one state is invisible in another. No uniform registration, verification, or recognition framework exists across jurisdictions.
The Solution
A Free & Fair Standard for Everyone
UEDRA publishes the EDRS — an open, freely available technical standard that any registry provider can implement. No licensing fees, no vendor lock-in, no barriers to entry.
Security
AES-256 encryption, blockchain verification, HSM key management
Interoperability
Standardized APIs for healthcare, financial, and legal institutions
Consumer Protection
Data portability, fee transparency, mandatory business continuity
Open Governance
Consensus-driven development, public comment, independent certification
Who We Serve
Built for Every Stakeholder
Families
Know your estate documents are protected, verifiable, and accessible to the right people at the right time.
Learn moreAttorneys
Register client documents with blockchain-verified integrity and standardized attestation workflows.
Learn moreLegislators
Reference EDRS as the technical foundation for state or federal estate document registry legislation.
Learn moreInstitutions
Healthcare, banks, and courts can verify documents through a standardized, trusted API.
Learn moreLegislative Momentum
Model Legislation Ready for Adoption
UEDRA has developed a comprehensive proposal for the Uniform Law Commission to appoint a Study Committee on a Uniform Estate Planning Document Registry Act. The EDRS standard provides the technical foundation that makes legislation practical and enforceable.
Institutional Trust
One Standard, Universal Verification
Healthcare
Verify advance directives and healthcare POAs in under 2 seconds. HL7 FHIR R4 integration for seamless EHR connectivity.
Financial
Confirm power of attorney authenticity and currency. Reduce elder fraud with blockchain-verified document hashes.
Legal & Courts
Verify will existence and version history. Access immutable audit trails and determine authoritative document versions.
Get Involved
UEDRA is built through open, consensus-driven collaboration. Whether you are a family seeking protection, an attorney, a legislator, or a technologist — your voice matters.