Jason P. Wapiennik, PLC – Estate Planning Attorney

Estate planning prices

Estate Planning Fees

Prices for Estate Planning Documents

For most cases, we strive to provide estate planning on a low-cost, flat fee basis. Usually, an estate plan can be done for a flat fee when there is no tax planning advice needed (i.e., the estate is not taxable upon death), and distributions are going to children a certain specific set of a beneficiaries in a single generation (i.e., all to kids, all to siblings, all to nieces and nephews, etc). If additional services are needed beyond what is supplied in the descriptions below, they will be charged at an hourly rate after cost is reviewed with, and approved by, the client.

Please note that the following fees do not apply if you are a MetLife or ARAG Legal Insurance member.

Initial Consultation $300

For the undecided or people who only want an existing plan reviewed; otherwise this fee is included in any item below. 1 hour maximum total time.

Basic Will Plan - $675 Individual - $975 Couple

Includes for each person:

Basic Wills leave your entire estate to one or more persons, and do not include specific bequests (except for general bequests of tangible personal property), provisions for minor children, or any trust provisions.

Financial and medical powers of attorney allow the person you name to manage your financial affairs and make medical decisions for you in the event you cannot make them for yourself. This plan does not avoid probate (court).

Family Will Plan - $975 Individual - $1,300 Couple

Includes for each spouse:

The Family Will Plan is for families with children under 18, and for parents who want to leave assets to their adult children in a trust until they reach specified ages or other milestones. The trust is created only after death, with the power given by the probate court. This plan does not avoid probate (court).

Trust Plan - $1,350 Individual - $1,950 Couple

Includes:

This plan can avoid probate (court). 

Retirement Trusts (add-on to any plan) - $650 Individual - $1,000 Couple

Includes:

This “see-through trust” is designed to comply with the SECURE act regulations, ensuring that children or adult beneficiaries receive RMD (and are prevented from taking a “lump sum” distribution, without court involvement or without excessive administrative costs and problems posed by a standard revocable trust. 

Other Estate Planning Services

Stand-alone Financial and Medical Powers of Attorney package (no Will)

$575

Testamentary Special Needs Trust

$250 additional to "Family Will" Plan

Appointment of Guardian (for minor children)

$250

Specialty Drafting & Amendments (Trust Protectors, Complex Distributions, etc)

$395/hr

Retirement 401k/IRA Trusts, Tax Planning

$500/hr

Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust

$1,500

Certificate of Trust (for existing trusts, often required by title companies)

$500

Quit claim/”lady bird” deed (to transfer real estate upon death to person or trust)

$350

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