Estate Planning

Essentials of Estate Planning

The main purpose of Estate Planning is setting your worldly affairs up so that NO ONE, after you leave this world, is left with any difficult decisions to make.

It is essential EVERYONE, regardless of wealth or property ownership status, have AT LEAST the following in place:

  1. Last Will and Testament

  2. Health Care Proxy

  3. Living Will

  4. Durable Power of Attorney

  5. Funeral Pre-Plan (referral)

Honest Paralegal Services can help with these needs. You can do them individually or we also offer packages. The funeral pre-planning services are referred to our local partnered funeral directors.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

As of 6/13/21 any POAs executed prior to this date do not have to be accepted. Many places, even banks are no longer accepting older POAs.


Updated Power of Attorney Pricing

  • New Clients: $30

  • Current Clients: $20


Will Packages

Basic Wills ($150-275)

This package includes:

  1. A basic will (no custody/support/trusts for children)

  2. Health Care Proxy/NY Living Will

  3. Durable Power of Attorney

  4. Pocket Card Health Care Proxy/NY Living Will

  5. Planning/Financial Paperwork for your Proxies/Executors

Guardian Wills ($250-475)

This package includes:

  1. A will that includes custody/support/trusts for children

  2. Health Care Proxy/NY Living Will

  3. Durable Power of Attorney

  4. Pocket Card Health Care Proxy/NY Living Will

  5. Planning/Financial Paperwork for your Proxies/Executors

Last Will and Testament

$75.00 - $100.00

This is a document which details how your property, both real and personal, is to be distributed after your death. This is an opportunity to plan things so those left behind do not have to make those decisions.

Health Care Proxy

$30.00

This document will detail who will make any and all medical decisions if, during your lifetime, you become unable to make health care decisions for yourself.

HPS combines this with a NY Living Will. You will also get a pocket card to carry with you.

New York Living Will

$30.00

This document details your wishes regarding life sustaining measures. These declarations are requirements to which your proxies and health care team(s) must adhere.

HPS combines this with a NY Living Will. You will also get a pocket card to carry with you.

Durable Power of Attorney

$30.00

This document allows another person(s) to act as you regarding financial and property, both real and personal, matters, if (during your lifetime) are not available or unreachable. THIS IS A POWERFUL DOCUMENT as it will authorize another person, without your notification, to act as you.

It is not morbid to make plans for a trip we are all going to take.

Funeral Pre-Planning

We hear all the time that "funeral pre-planning is only for those who know they're dying!" Well, don't we all know we're going to die eventually?

Do you want to place that burden on your family and friends? Why not plan ahead for a increasingly expensive service ahead of time so that nobody left behind needs to make these decisions while they're grieving.

Contact any of our partnered Funeral Directors for more information and assistance in making the decisions YOU would want made.