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s517 · November 2013

Has anyone used an online source to do your will? Which one...how much $$? And how much does a lawyer cost to do it? We need to do this- it was on my to-do list before I had L (2.5 years ago).

mammersoh · November 2013

We were just talking about this. I went on Legal Zoom just to play around on it. I forget the price but it wasn't that bad. I have no idea what it would cost through a lawyer.

amccul20 · November 2013

oh boy I have no idea!

court115 · November 2013

I work for an estate planning lawyer so we're getting our's done through him but I can tell you that Legal Zoom is okay for a very simple will. If you can swing it though, I'd see an attorney. I can't tell you how many people we see that have completely screwed up their wills by doing it through an online program.

Also, please get a Power of Attorney and a Health Care Directive. We have people coming to us all of the time in crisis mode because something happened to a loved one who didn't have those things and there isn't much that the family can do without it. You can get a guardianship through the courts but its expensive and time consuming and could be avoided entirely if only that person had a POA.

klm42404 · November 2013

amcourt09 said:
I work for an estate planning lawyer so we're getting our's done through him but I can tell you that Legal Zoom is okay for a very simple will. If you can swing it though, I'd see an attorney. I can't tell you how many people we see that have completely screwed up their wills by doing it through an online program.

Also, please get a Power of Attorney and a Health Care Directive. We have people coming to us all of the time in crisis mode because something happened to a loved one who didn't have those things and there isn't much that the family can do without it. You can get a guardianship through the courts but its expensive and time consuming and could be avoided entirely if only that person had a POA.

Great advice. Thanks! DH have talked about it, but like Steph haven't done anything about it. Oops!

s517 · November 2013

And @amcourt09 about how much $$?

uderin02 · November 2013

Thank you for the reminder! We also talk about this all the time, but haven't done it yet.

court115 · November 2013

queensteph17 said:

And @amcourt09 about how much $$?

It depends on what you want done and how complicated it is. My office couldn't do it because you're in PA. I don't know what PA attorneys charge.

phanatic · November 2013

M & I had ours done (including Health Directive & POA) all before I had my first surgery two years ago. I think for the two of us combined it was $700 for everything.

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