Updated August 1, 2026. Quick answer: a will-based estate planning package — will, financial power of attorney and advance directive — costs $149 to $299 from a DIY platform or commonly $1,000 to $2,000 from an attorney. Add a revocable living trust and the attorney figure moves to a median of $2,475, with the middle half of firms charging $1,600 to $3,000 (LegalTemplates 2026, 909 firms, verified July 23, 2026). Buying the documents separately is the expensive way to do it: the bundle exists because drafting them together is less work.
Package prices side by side
| Package | Price | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| LegalZoom Pro Will | $149 / $249 couple | Will, healthcare directive, medical and financial POAs, HIPAA auth |
| Trust & Will — Will Plan | $199 / $299 couple | Will, HIPAA authorisation, living will, power of attorney |
| Trust & Will — Trust Plan | $499 / $599 couple | Adds revocable living trust, schedule of assets, certification of trust |
| LegalZoom Basic Trust | $399 / $499 couple | Living trust, pour-over will, directive, financial POA, HIPAA, certificate |
| Attorney — will package | Commonly $1,000–$2,000 | Will + POA + directive, drafted and executed for your situation |
| Attorney — trust package | Median $2,475 (middle 50%: $1,600–$3,000) | Revocable trust plus the will-package documents |
Platform figures are published list prices; attorney figures are the LegalTemplates 2026 nationwide study of 909 firms. All verified July 23, 2026, Trust & Will re-checked August 1, 2026. A Nolo survey found 82% of estate planning clients paid a flat fee rather than hourly, and the 2026 study puts flat-fee pricing at 94% of firms — so a quoted package price is the norm, not a negotiation.
Where you live changes the number
The same package is not the same price nationally. The 2026 study puts California, New York, Hawaii and Massachusetts at roughly 1.20–1.35× the national baseline, and Deep South and Plains states at 0.85–0.95×. If you are in a high-cost metro, treat the medians above as a floor rather than an expectation.
If you are quoted hourly instead, the benchmark rates are $351/hour for wills and estates and $380/hour for trusts work (Clio Legal Trends Report 2024). At those rates a package quoted flat at $1,500 is around four hours of work — which is a useful sanity check in both directions.
Does the trust package earn its extra $2,000?
Sometimes clearly yes, sometimes clearly no, and the deciding facts are knowable in advance: whether your state’s probate is expensive, whether you own real property in more than one state, and whether privacy matters to you. Our probate cost calculator prices the thing a trust is meant to avoid, which is the only honest way to judge the trade. Compare directly at will versus trust cost, and note one thing a trust does not do for free: moving a house out of your taxable estate can cost your heirs the step-up in basis.
What the package does not include
Notarisation and witnesses are yours to arrange. Funding a trust is also yours, and it is where DIY trust packages most often fail — an unfunded trust is an expensive document that changes nothing, because assets still titled in your own name still go through probate. If you buy a trust, finish it.
Individual documents: will · power of attorney · advance directive · living trust.
Getting the money side right
A package is a one-off cost; how the assets inside it are invested is the recurring one, and it is usually the larger number over a lifetime.
Building the documents yourself
If your estate is straightforward, the same documents can be assembled one at a time rather than bought as a bundle. LawDepot builds a state-specific last will and testament, and its power of attorney and living will forms cover the rest of the standard set.
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