The Short Answer
A standalone Florida will is a flat $299 at our firm. Most people, though, are better off with a complete will-based plan at $1,200 for an individual or $1,950 for a couple, because a will by itself leaves real gaps. It is worth a minute to understand what the higher number adds, since it is usually the difference between a document and an actual plan. See how Florida wills work →
What a Will Does, and What It Doesn’t
A will is your voice in the probate court. It names who inherits, who raises your minor children, and who is in charge of carrying out your wishes. That is genuinely important, and everyone should have one. What a will does not do tends to catch families off guard: it does not avoid probate (it guides probate), and it does nothing at all while you are alive. If you were in the hospital and unable to manage your affairs tomorrow, a will would sit in a drawer, useless, because its job only begins when you die.
Why Most People Want the Fuller Plan
The $1,200 will-based plan fills the two gaps a will leaves wide open:
- A durable power of attorney, so a person you trust can pay your bills, handle your accounts, and keep your life running if you cannot.
- Your health-care documents: a surrogate to make medical decisions for you, a living will to state your wishes, and a HIPAA release so your family can talk to your doctors.
Without those, a family facing a sudden illness often has no choice but to ask a court for a guardianship, which is slow, public, and far more expensive than the plan would have been. The extra cost up front buys your family a much easier path later.
Will, Trust, or Deed: What Each Costs
| Plan | Our flat fee | Best when |
|---|---|---|
| Standalone will | $299 | You just need a valid will |
| Will-based plan | $1,200 / $1,950 | Will + the documents for life’s hard moments |
| Trust-based plan | $3,200 / $4,500 | Avoid probate, more moving parts |
When a Simple Will Is Enough
Plenty of Florida families do not need anything fancier. If your estate is straightforward, your heirs are adults who get along, and you are comfortable with a simple probate, a will-based plan covers you well. And if your main worry is the house, a lady bird deed can keep that out of probate for a few hundred dollars while your will handles the rest. We will help you find the lightest plan that actually does the job.
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Book your free consultWhat’s Included, and What’s Extra
The flat fee covers the drafting, the advice, and coordinating the documents so they work together. A will-based plan has nothing to record, so the fee is generally the entire cost. If your plan also includes a deed, the only extras are the government recording cost and a small documentary stamp, passed through at cost. We post the fee up front and honor it for 90 days. See the full price list →
Frequently Asked Questions
How Much Does a Will Cost in Florida?
At our firm a standalone will is a flat $299. Most people are better served by a complete will-based plan at $1,200 for an individual or $1,950 for a couple, which adds the documents a will alone leaves out: a durable power of attorney and your health-care directives. Around Florida you will see wills from about $200 online to $1,000 or more attorney-drafted, and the cheapest do-it-yourself versions are where the costly mistakes (a missing witness, a homestead misstep) tend to hide.
Why Would I Pay $1,200 Instead of $299 for Just a Will?
Because a will only speaks after you die, and most of life’s hard moments happen before that. The $1,200 plan adds a durable power of attorney, so someone can pay your bills and manage your affairs if you become unable to, and health-care documents that let a person you choose make medical decisions and speak with your doctors. A will does nothing in any of those situations. The fuller plan covers the gaps a will simply was not built to handle.
Does a Will Avoid Probate in Florida?
No, and this surprises a lot of people. A will is your instructions to the probate court; it does not skip probate, it guides it. Your estate still goes through the court process so a judge can oversee paying debts and transferring what is left. If avoiding probate is your goal, that takes other tools, a lady bird deed for the home, beneficiary designations on accounts, or a living trust.
What’s the Difference in Cost Between a Will and a Trust?
A will-based plan is $1,200 for an individual; a trust-based plan is $3,200. The trust costs more because it is built to skip probate entirely and to manage things if you lose capacity, but it is only worth the difference for certain situations. A will is the right, economical choice for many Florida families with a straightforward estate who are comfortable with a simple probate.
Is a Cheap Online Will Good Enough?
Sometimes the document is fine, and sometimes a small error makes it worthless. Florida has specific signing rules (the right witnesses, the right formalities) and specific homestead rules that an online form does not check against your situation. The danger is that no one notices until after you are gone, when it is too late to fix. An attorney-drafted will costs a little more and removes that risk.
What’s Included in the $1,200 Will-Based Plan?
A properly executed Florida will, a durable power of attorney, a designation of health-care surrogate, a living will, and a HIPAA authorization, all coordinated so they work together. It is a complete starter plan for someone who does not need a trust, in one flat fee with no upsells.
Are There Extra Costs Beyond the Fee?
For a will-based plan, almost never; there is nothing to record, so the flat fee is generally the whole cost. The only time government costs come up is if your plan also includes a deed, and those are passed through at cost. We post the fee up front and honor it for 90 days.
Common Situations
The $200 online will that failed. A man fills out a discount will but signs it without the witnesses Florida requires. After he dies, the will is challenged and parts of it do not hold, and his family spends far more untangling it than a proper will would have cost. The document was cheap; the cleanup was not.
The plan that covered a stroke. A woman buys the $1,200 will-based plan, mostly for the will. A year later she has a stroke. Because the plan included a power of attorney and health-care surrogate, her daughter steps in immediately, with no court, no guardianship, no delay. The documents she almost skipped turned out to be the ones that mattered.
The simple, right-sized plan. A retired couple with one home and two grown children wants the basics done well. A will-based plan plus a lady bird deed on the house gives them everything they need, and nothing they do not.
Sources of Law
- Florida wills and their execution, and probate, are governed by Fla. Stat. ch. 732 and ch. 733. Durable powers of attorney are governed by ch. 709; health-care directives by ch. 765. (retrieved 2026-06-07)
- Advertised fees are honored for 90 days from the posted date; any government costs are additional and passed through at cost. Fees are not a prediction or guarantee of outcome.
Updated on June 10, 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.