DeLand Living Trust and Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning in DeLand: the Local Picture

DeLand has a median age of 39 and 22 percent over 65, matching the state average for the older population. Planning demand among the 41,611 residents includes families and retirees alike. Volusia County homes in DeLand carry a median value of $330,900, making Florida homestead protection a practical priority.

DeLand’s median age is around 39, and the median home value is about $330,900. A home at that value sits well above Florida’s $150,000 summary-administration threshold, raised from $75,000 on July 1, 2026, so without planning it can pull your family into a full, months-long probate. The fix is to coordinate the home, the will or trust, and any deed together, so the house passes the way you intend.

What a Complete Plan Covers

Most families in DeLand come to us for the same three documents, a will, a trust, and a power of attorney. A last will and testament says who inherits, a living trust can keep the estate out of probate, and a durable power of attorney covers you while you are still alive.

An estate plan is a coordinated set of documents, not one piece of paper. It takes a will or a revocable living trust to direct your property, a durable power of attorney so someone can act if you can’t, and a health-care surrogate, living will, and HIPAA authorization for medical decisions. Homeowners often add a lady bird deed on the homestead. See the full estate-planning guide →

Keeping a DeLand Home Out of Probate

Your Florida homestead carries special rules. It generally can’t be left freely in a will if you have a spouse or minor child, and it passes outside the will by its own path. A funded revocable trust or a lady bird deed keeps the home out of probate while you keep full control during life. See Volusia County probate → or find the right deed →

Serving DeLand and Volusia County, wherever you are.

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Notary Services in DeLand

The firm prepares your deed or trust and most clients sign from home by online notarization, with the firm arranging the notary and the two witnesses by video. Some people prefer to sign on paper in person. A Florida deed must be signed in front of two witnesses and acknowledged before a notary, so you need to bring two adult witnesses who are not named in the deed. Do not count on the store to supply witnesses. Call the store first to confirm a notary is on duty that day.

The UPS Store locations in DeLand that list notary services, with posted hours
Store	Address	Phone	Hours
The UPS Store #6027On Us 17 Just North Of International Speedway Blvd Across From Wal-Mart	1702 N Woodland Blvd, #116, Deland 32720	(386) 734-4086	Mon to Fri 8 am to 6:30 pm · Sat 9 am to 5 pm · Sun 10 am to 3 pm
The UPS Store #0427Corner Of 15a And Us17 & 92 In S Deland	1742 S Woodland Blvd, Deland 32720	(386) 738-3009	Mon to Fri 8 am to 6:30 pm · Sat 9 am to 3 pm · Sun closed

Hours read from each store’s own page on October 30, 2026. Confirm by phone before you go.

Communities We Serve

We work with families across Volusia County, and the rest of Volusia County. Any deed in your plan records with the Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, whose office is at 101 North Alabama Avenue in DeLand; we prepare and e-record it for you. We are a Miami firm serving DeLand wherever you are; this is not a DeLand office.

Flat Fees

Trust-based plan $3,200 individual / $4,500 couple (trust + pour-over will + durable POA + health-care directives + one funding deed). Will-based plan $1,200 individual / $1,950 couple (will, durable POA, health-care directives and a lady bird deed on the home). Single documents from $299. Government recording costs are additional, at cost. See full pricing →

Secure Will Estate Plan

$1,200 individual · $1,950 couple

Five documents, designed together and signed together, plus a lady bird deed on your home so the house passes outside probate. The will, the durable power of attorney, the designation of health-care surrogate, the living will and the HIPAA authorization. The will carries survivorship and contingent takers, recitals that survive a later marriage or a new child, death-tax apportionment, and a trust for a minor’s share. We review your beneficiary designations, check the homestead, and guide the signing with a self-proving affidavit.

Complete Trust Plan

$3,200 individual · $4,500 couple

Everything in the Secure Will Estate Plan, with the revocable living trust drafted for your family, a pour-over will with a self-proving affidavit as the backup, one deed moving your Florida homestead into the trust, funding instructions and help retitling accounts, beneficiary designations coordinated with the trust, and instructions for your successor trustee. The trust pays out on a graduated schedule, holding each share and releasing it at the ages you set rather than handing it over at once. For blended families, out-of-state property, more than one property, and anyone who wants the family to skip probate entirely.

Lady bird deed

$399 · $449 joint

Passes the home to your family at death with no probate, and you keep full control and your homestead protection while you live. One owner $399, joint owners $449. Drafted with the homestead language Florida requires. A quitclaim, warranty or life-estate deed is $399.

Recording costs vary by county and start at $19.20 for a deed. Documentary stamp tax, court filing fees, publication and certified copies are additional and passed through at cost.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have an office in DeLand?

No. StepUpLaw is a Miami firm that serves DeLand and Volusia County residents wherever they are, by phone and video. Most of the work happens online, and your signing is coordinated to meet Florida formalities (two witnesses and a notary).

Where are deeds recorded in Volusia County?

Deeds and other documents for a Volusia County property are recorded with the Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. We handle the recording for any deed in your plan and pass the county’s cost through at cost.

Do I need a living trust, or is a will enough?

It depends on what you own and your goals. A will alone still goes through probate; a funded revocable living trust avoids it and manages things if you lose capacity. For a single home passing to your kids, a lady bird deed may be all you need. We talk through both at the free consultation.

Updated September 30, 2026. Reviewed by Kevin D. Klagge, Esq., Fla. Bar No. 99502. Attorney Kevin Klagge represents families, businesses, and international clients in estate and tax planning, business structuring, and international law, with a focus on Florida legal tools. He litigates estate and business issues in court. General information about Florida law, not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created. We serve DeLand and Volusia County residents from our Miami office. Local figures are Census estimates (ACS 2024) and approximate.

Living Trust and Estate Planning Attorney for DeLand, Florida