What You Must Know About Estate Legal Fees
How do estate-planning fees usually work? Most often a flat fee for a package, explains estate attorney Andrew Dósa—typically a trust, will, advance healthcare directive, and durable power of attorney. Complex estates with investments or business interests may warrant hourly billing. He also drafts and records a grant deed transferring property into the trust—funding it, how you avoid probate.
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Answered by Andrew Dósa · Tacoma, WA and Oakland, CA
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How do estate-planning fees work?
Most often a flat fee for a package rather than hourly billing for routine plans.
What does the package cover?
Typically a trust, will, advance healthcare directive, and durable power of attorney, plus a grant deed transferring property into the trust to fund it and avoid probate.
When is hourly billing used?
When a complex, high-asset estate with investments or business interests calls for it, warranting hourly rather than flat-fee billing.
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