The Short Answer
At our firm a revocable living trust is a flat $3,200 for an individual and $4,500 for a couple. It helps to know what that price actually buys, because a trust is rarely just one document. What you are paying for is a complete plan that keeps your estate out of probate and ready for whatever life brings, set up correctly and built to work when your family needs it. Around the state you will see trusts advertised from roughly $1,500 to well over $5,000, and the cheapest versions almost always leave out the part that makes a trust worth having. See how a Florida living trust works →
What You’re Really Paying For
The trust document is the easy part. The value is in everything around it, and our flat fee includes all of it:
- The revocable living trust itself, which can be changed or cancelled any time during your life.
- A pour-over will, a short backup will that catches anything you never moved into the trust and directs it there.
- A durable power of attorney, so someone you trust can step in if you cannot manage your own affairs.
- Your health-care documents: a surrogate to make medical decisions, a living will, and a HIPAA release.
- One deed that moves your Florida home into the trust, plus guidance on retitling your accounts.
That last step has a name, “funding” the trust, and it is the step that quietly sinks bargain online trusts. A trust only avoids probate for the assets actually placed inside it. A beautiful document that never gets funded sends your family straight back to the courthouse, which is exactly what they were trying to avoid.
Trust, Will, or Deed: What Each Costs
| Plan | Our flat fee | Best when |
|---|---|---|
| Lady bird deed | $399 / $449 | One FL home, adult heirs, keep it simple |
| Will-based plan | $1,200 / $1,950 | Modest estate, fine with probate |
| Trust-based plan | $3,200 / $4,500 | Avoid probate, more moving parts |
When a Trust Is Worth the Higher Price
A trust earns every dollar when your life has a little more to it than a single house and a simple family. Lean toward a trust when you own property in more than one state (a trust spares your family a second probate out of state), when you have young children or a loved one with special needs whose share should be managed rather than handed over, when you have a blended family and want to be precise about who receives what, when privacy matters to you, or when you want things to keep running smoothly if you ever lose capacity. In those situations the trust is not an expense so much as a way to keep a hard moment from getting harder.
When You Might Not Need One
We will say this plainly, even though it is the cheaper answer for you: if you own one Florida home and want it to pass to adult children who get along, you may not need a trust at all. A lady bird deed on the home and beneficiary designations on your accounts can accomplish much of the same thing for a few hundred dollars. We would rather send you home with the $399 solution that fits than sell you a $3,200 plan you do not need. Not sure which fits? Try the deed selector →
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Book your free consultWhat’s Included, and What’s Extra
The flat fee covers all the drafting, the advice, the funding deed for your home, and the guidance to retitle your accounts. The only additions are government costs we pass through at cost, with no markup, mainly the county recording fee and a small documentary stamp on the funding deed. We post the legal fee up front and honor it for 90 days. See the full price list →
Frequently Asked Questions
How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost in Florida?
At our firm a revocable living trust is a flat $3,200 for an individual and $4,500 for a couple. That is not just the trust document; it is a whole coordinated plan, including the trust, a pour-over will (a short will that catches anything you forgot to move into the trust), a durable power of attorney, your health-care documents, and one deed to move your home into the trust. Across Florida you will see trusts priced anywhere from about $1,500 to $5,000 or more, and the low end usually means a document with no advice and no help getting it funded.
Why Does a Trust Cost More Than a Will?
Because a trust does more, and the work does not end when you sign. A will simply says who gets what, then sends your estate through probate to make it happen. A living trust is built to skip probate entirely, but only if it is actually "funded," meaning your home and accounts are retitled into it. That funding step is real work, and it is where cheap online trusts quietly fail. Our fee includes the trust, the funding deed for your home, and the guidance to title the rest correctly.
What’s Included in Your $3,200 Trust Plan?
The revocable living trust itself, a pour-over will, a durable power of attorney so someone can act for you if you cannot, a health-care surrogate, living will, and HIPAA authorization for medical decisions, and one deed funding your Florida home into the trust. We also walk you through retitling your accounts. It is a complete plan in one flat fee, not a stack of upsells.
Is a Living Trust Worth the Cost in Florida?
It depends entirely on your situation, and we will tell you honestly. A trust earns its higher price when you own property in more than one state, have young children or a loved one with special needs, have a blended family, want privacy, or want someone to manage things smoothly if you lose capacity. If you simply own one Florida home and want it to pass to adult children who get along, you may not need a trust at all; a lady bird deed at $399 can do that job.
Are There Cheaper Ways to Avoid Probate?
Yes, for the right person. A lady bird deed keeps your Florida home out of probate for a few hundred dollars while you keep full control for life. Pay-on-death designations do the same for bank and investment accounts. For a simple estate, those tools together can accomplish much of what a trust would, at a fraction of the cost. The trust earns its keep when your life is more complicated than that.
Does the Trust Fee Include Recording and Other Costs?
The legal fee is flat and posted up front. The only extras are government costs we pass through at cost with no markup, mainly the county recording fee and a small documentary stamp for the deed that funds your home. There are no surprise add-ons, and we honor the posted fee for 90 days.
Do I Still Need a Will if I Have a Trust?
Yes, a short one called a pour-over will, and it is already part of the plan. Its only job is to catch any asset you never got around to moving into the trust and pour it in, so nothing falls through the cracks. You do not buy it separately; it comes with the trust plan.
Common Situations
The snowbird with two homes. A couple owns a house in Ohio and a condo in Naples. Without a trust, their family would face probate in both states. A single living trust holds both, and the higher fee saves their children two court cases and a great deal of grief.
The simple estate that didn’t need a trust. A widow comes in expecting to spend $3,200, worried about probate on her one Tampa home. We set up a lady bird deed for $399 instead and send her on her way. The right answer was the cheaper one, and saying so is how we earn the next family’s trust.
The young family. Parents with two small children want to make sure that if anything happened to them, the kids’ inheritance would be managed until they are grown, not handed to an 18-year-old. A trust does exactly that, and the cost is small next to the peace of mind.
Sources of Law
- Florida revocable trusts are governed by the Florida Trust Code (Fla. Stat. ch. 736). Wills and probate are governed by Fla. Stat. ch. 732 and ch. 733. (retrieved 2026-06-07)
- Advertised fees are honored for 90 days from the posted date; government costs (recording, documentary stamp, certified copies) are additional and passed through at cost. Fees are not a prediction or guarantee of outcome.
Updated on June 7, 2026. Reviewed by Kevin D. Klagge, Esq., Fla. Bar No. 99502. General information about Florida law and our posted fees, not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created. The right plan depends on your specific facts, which we confirm at a free consult.