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Updated September 24, 2026. Quick answer: Expect a median $2,350 for an attorney-drafted living trust in Indiana, per LegalTemplates’ 2026 survey of 909 law firms; the middle half of firms quoted $1,900 to $2,850. That puts Indiana at the 5th-cheapest of the 21 states compared here, coming in under the $2,475 national median for a standalone trust. A DIY platform runs $149 to $649. What that spend buys locally: Indiana charges a flat $120.00 probate costs fee in every one of its 92 counties.
Whether the state taxes the trust’s income is a separate question: does Indiana tax trust income.
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How our partner relationships workLiving trust cost in Indiana: attorney vs DIY
Here is the same figure next to the national benchmark and the DIY floor:
| Figure | Amount |
|---|---|
| What Indiana attorneys typically charge | $2,350 |
| Middle-50% spread in Indiana | $1,900–$2,850 |
| National median, all 50 states and DC | $2,475 |
| DIY document platform range | $149–$649 |
Attorneys who bundle the trust into a fuller package (pour-over will, financial power of attorney, healthcare documents) charge a national median of $2,700 for that package. DIY document platforms run $149 to $649 and do not vary by state; the national living trust cost guide has the full platform comparison table (LegalZoom, Trust & Will, Quicken WillMaker, FreeWill) with what each one includes.
Attorney figures: LegalTemplates, September 24, 2026.
What a living trust avoids: probate in Indiana
The payoff for the $2,350 spent on a trust shows up here: Indiana probate, and what it would otherwise cost the estate. Indiana charges a flat $120.00 probate costs fee in every one of its 92 counties. Full filing-fee breakdown.
Indiana publishes no percentage schedule for probate compensation; the personal representative and the attorney are each paid what the court finds reasonable (Ind. Code §29-1-10-13), so the bill tracks hours worked rather than the size of the estate. The second number is the small-estate threshold, at or under which an estate skips most of probate: $100,000 of personal property, by small-estate affidavit. Many Indiana county courts publish local guideline schedules, but they are not statutory. Whether any of that reaches a solely owned house is answered below; it is where most published guidance goes wrong. Full Indiana probate cost guide, including when a smaller estate qualifies for a shortcut and skips probate anyway.
Funding the trust in Indiana
One step trips people up after the trust is drafted: retitling a house into it requires an actual new deed, not just the trust document. Indiana does not tax this move at all: because a deed with no money changing hands is not a conveyance under IC §6-1.1-5.5-1, moving your home into your own revocable trust skips the sales disclosure form and its $10 filing fee entirely. Property tax is unaffected too: the Department of Local Government Finance annually trends assessed values and cyclically reassesses every parcel once every four years regardless of who holds title, so a trust deed alone changes nothing on your tax bill. Recording the new deed with the county recorder runs a flat $25 under IC §36-2-7-10.
Is a living trust worth it in Indiana?
Set the $2,350 against what probate would have cost above, then add the non-dollar side: no public court file, and a faster transfer once you are gone. The full worth-it analysis for Indiana breaks down the trade for your specific assets and estate size.
Sources
- LegalTemplates, 2026 Estate Planning Costs in the US (909 firms, read September 24, 2026).
- Indiana probate filing fee, Indiana probate cost, national living trust cost guide (Clear Money Guide).
- Statute/agency source, transfer-tax/recording source