Good points. Would be interesting to get more info from the OP.
Revocable trusts make sense in some cases and in some states but not in most cases in most states. The original poster didn't provide any information that would indicate that a revocable trust would make sense in his/her case.
You are probably correct that $9,000 would probably include a revocable trust. Or perhaps the lawyer got the sense that he/she was shopping around and estimated $9,000 to discourage him, or because the lawyer thought he/she would be a difficult client. Or perhaps he/she wanted a fixed fee and the lawyer thought it would probably be about $6,000 on a time basis so he/she quoted $9,000 because of the risks of a fixed fee.
$5,000 (or a bit more in a higher cost city) is certainly reasonable without revocable trusts.
Statistics: Posted by ThankYouJack — Thu Jul 11, 2024 8:35 am — Replies 52 — Views 3952
