What does a Texas estate-planning attorney charge?

Typically $1,500–$4,000+ for a trust-based plan and often $800–$2,000 for a will-based package, varying with the market (metro rates run higher), complexity, and the firm. Texas does not regulate these fees — they are engagement-specific.

What does EstateDraft cost?

The Will-Based Plan is $199 (individual) or $299 (couples) — will, durable power of attorney, and medical directives. The Trust-Based Plan is $499 / $699 and adds the revocable living trust with funding instructions. One-time prices; membership ($49/yr) is optional and never auto-attached.

What does attorney review cost on top?

Optional and independent: connect with an independent, licensed Texas attorney — one we recommend or your own — who reviews your documents before you sign. The attorney sets their own flat fee (typically around $299) and bills you directly. No fee-splitting, no subscription.

What makes a plan cost MORE later?

Skipping it. Dying intestate can force a dependent administration or an heirship proceeding (attorney ad litem, bond, hearings) that costs the family multiples of any plan; an unfunded trust adds a probate the trust was bought to avoid; and a missing independent-executor clause turns cheap Texas probate into supervised probate.

Is the cheap option ever the wrong option?

Yes — complexity is the test, not price. Blended families, business interests, out-of-state property, special-needs beneficiaries, and taxable estates justify attorney-led work. Our intake triages exactly that and routes you to attorney review instead of pretending.

What Does Estate Planning Cost in Texas? Real Numbers

Last updated July 18, 2026

Estate-planning prices in Texas run from a few hundred dollars to several thousand, and the honest comparison has three columns: what an attorney-led engagement costs, what our guided platform costs, and what not planning costs the family later. This is general information, not legal advice — and every price below for our own product is the live price, not marketing copy.

The numbers

Will-based plan

Attorney-led: commonly $800–$2,000

EstateDraft: $199 individual · $299 couples

Trust-based plan

Attorney-led: commonly $1,500–$4,000+

EstateDraft: $499 individual · $699 couples

Attorney review add-on

Included in attorney-led work

Independent Texas attorney, their own flat fee (typically ~$299), billed directly

Ongoing

Update engagements as needed

Optional membership $49/yr — never required, never auto-attached

The cost of doing nothing

Intestacy is the expensive option: a Texas intestate estate may need a judicial heirship determination (Est. Code ch. 202 — citation, an attorney ad litem, proof) or a court-supervised dependent administration with bond — routinely costing multiples of any plan above. A single will clause naming an independent executor (s. 401.001) is the cheapest sentence in Texas law.

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Attorney-fee ranges are market observations, not quotes; attorneys set their own fees. General information about Texas law, not legal advice, and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. EstateDraft is software, not a law firm.

Frequently asked questions

What does a Texas estate-planning attorney charge?: Typically $1,500–$4,000+ for a trust-based plan and often $800–$2,000 for a will-based package, varying with the market (metro rates run higher), complexity, and the firm. Texas does not regulate these fees — they are engagement-specific.
What does EstateDraft cost?: The Will-Based Plan is $199 (individual) or $299 (couples) — will, durable power of attorney, and medical directives. The Trust-Based Plan is $499 / $699 and adds the revocable living trust with funding instructions. One-time prices; membership ($49/yr) is optional and never auto-attached.
What does attorney review cost on top?: Optional and independent: connect with an independent, licensed Texas attorney — one we recommend or your own — who reviews your documents before you sign. The attorney sets their own flat fee (typically around $299) and bills you directly. No fee-splitting, no subscription.
What makes a plan cost MORE later?: Skipping it. Dying intestate can force a dependent administration or an heirship proceeding (attorney ad litem, bond, hearings) that costs the family multiples of any plan; an unfunded trust adds a probate the trust was bought to avoid; and a missing independent-executor clause turns cheap Texas probate into supervised probate.
Is the cheap option ever the wrong option?: Yes — complexity is the test, not price. Blended families, business interests, out-of-state property, special-needs beneficiaries, and taxable estates justify attorney-led work. Our intake triages exactly that and routes you to attorney review instead of pretending.

General information about Florida law, not legal advice.