Wills, Trusts, Health Care Directives, and Durable Powers of Attorney
Why You Are Wise to Have a Plan: The birth or adoption of a child, marriage, separation, planning for retirement, pandemic, or vacation away from the kids are some of the reasons people choose to make an estate plan. An estate plan is for everyone – it is a set of legal documents that give you control over what happens to your family and your assets. The process will give you peace of mind that you and your loved ones will receive proper care and assistance in the event of your death or incapacity.
Every family and individual can benefit from planning for the disposition of their property using a variety of legal tools; including wills, and trusts. Families with minor children should have legal documents in place that appoint a guardian and create a children’s trust to care for their children’s needs.
End of Life Essentials:
Estate Planning is not only about what happens to your property upon your death. A health care directive and power of attorney can help you make your wishes regarding end-of-life medical treatment effective and designate trusted people to carry out your financial and health care decisions in the event that you are unable to do so yourself due to incapacity or disability.
Why You Can Rest Easy with an Estate Plan:
An estate plan attempts to eliminate uncertainties in the administration of one’s probate and end-of-life decisions as well as to maximize the value of an estate by reducing taxes and other expenses. An estate plan is an excellent way to put your values into action with charitable intent.
My Goal:
My goal is to educate you regarding the tools available for estate planning, and to help you put your plan in place.
Contact:
Gebhardt Law Office, meeting virtually
questions@gebhardtlawoffice.com for more information
206.973.2402
FEE MENU
No Billable Hours. Flat fees allow you to know what the cost will be ahead of time. We spend the beginning of the estate planning meeting determining which documents you will need, but if you would like to determine this in advance, please email me so we can discuss which documents will serve you best.
Estate Planning Packages
- Married Couple Basic Package, including Basic Wills, HCDs, and DPOAs: $1500
- Individual Basic Package, including Basic Will, HCD, and DPOAs: $975
- Married Couple with Children Package, including Wills with Children’s Trust, HCDs, and DPOAs: $1,750
- Individual with Children Package, including Will with Children’s Trust, HCD, and DPOAs: $1300
- Married Couple with Tax Planning Package, including Wills with Disclaimer Trust, HCD, and DPOA’s: $1,750
- Married Couple with Children and Tax Planning, including will with Children’s Trust and Disclaimer Trusts, HCD’s, and DPOA’s: $2,100
Durable Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives (Living Wills)
- Durable Power of Attorney for Financial and Medical: $275
- Health Care Directive: $55
Wills
- Basic Will (Individual): $760
- Basic Wills (Married Couple): $1050
- Will with Children’s Trust (Individual): $1150
- Wills with Children’s Trust (Married Couple): $1325
- Wills with Disclaimer Trust (Married Couple): $1325
- Wills with Children’s Trust and Disclaimer Trust (Married): $1,700
Revocable Living Trusts and Misc.
- Family Revocable Living Trust Package, including Revocable Living Trust with Children’s Trust and Disclaimer Trust, Certificate of Trust, one deed recording, Pourover Wills, DPOAs, and HCDs: $3,500 and up
- Individual Revocable Living Trust Package, including Revocable Living Trust with Children’s or Educational Trust, Certificate of Trust, one deed recording, Pourover Will, DPOA, and HCD: $3,150 and up
- Deed drafting and recording: $700 (King County)
- Basic Codicil to Existing Will: $700 and up
- Certificate of Trust for existing trust: $400
- Hourly Rate: $650