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Our methodologySimple Will Drafting Costs
Preparation of a basic last will and testament naming beneficiaries, executor, and guardian for minor children. A simple will is appropriate for straightforward estates. Must be properly executed with witnesses and notarization per state law to be valid.
Cost by Case Type
| Case Type | Estimated Cost * |
|---|---|
| Uncontested (both parties agree) | $123 – $72,742 |
| Contested (court required) | $796 – $472,823 |
| Flat Fee Arrangement (hourly equivalent) | $245 – $145,484 |
Filing fees (court costs, separate from attorney fees): $100 – $400
* Estimated based on national averages. Costs vary significantly by jurisdiction, case complexity, and attorney experience.
Cost Comparison by Location
418 locations with verified cost data
Cost Comparison — Simple Will Drafting
Low
$306
Typical
$91,081
High
$181,855
Low
$257
Typical
$93,965
High
$187,674
Low
$253
Typical
$100,583
High
$200,912
Low
$315
Typical
$100,738
High
$201,160
Low
$416
Typical
$100,561
High
$200,705
Low
$315
Typical
$102,838
High
$205,360
Low
$307
Typical
$88,393
High
$176,480
Low
$255
Typical
$96,140
High
$192,025
Low
$229
Typical
$86,219
High
$172,209
Low
$317
Typical
$100,712
High
$201,108
Low
$284
Typical
$90,175
High
$180,065
Low
$311
Typical
$92,552
High
$184,793
Low
$230
Typical
$89,361
High
$178,491
Low
$438
Typical
$114,609
High
$228,780
Low
$332
Typical
$106,197
High
$212,063
Low
$298
Typical
$101,574
High
$202,850
Low
$217
Typical
$86,451
High
$172,684
Low
$267
Typical
$93,042
High
$185,816
Low
$304
Typical
$100,710
High
$201,116
Low
$275
Typical
$100,638
High
$201,000
Low
$349
Typical
$103,912
High
$207,475
Low
$291
Typical
$97,190
High
$194,089
Low
$350
Typical
$100,885
High
$201,421
Low
$349
Typical
$99,683
High
$199,017
Low
$217
Typical
$86,451
High
$172,684
Low
$322
Typical
$92,658
High
$184,995
Low
$330
Typical
$106,552
High
$212,774
Low
$332
Typical
$98,852
High
$197,372
Low
$389
Typical
$101,813
High
$203,237
Low
$370
Typical
$105,362
High
$210,355
Low
$254
Typical
$97,096
High
$193,939
Low
$331
Typical
$99,129
High
$197,927
Low
$242
Typical
$91,341
High
$182,439
Low
$271
Typical
$92,552
High
$184,833
Low
$271
Typical
$92,552
High
$184,833
Low
$305
Typical
$90,768
High
$181,231
Low
$186
Typical
$88,792
High
$177,397
Low
$337
Typical
$104,120
High
$207,904
Low
$320
Typical
$104,359
High
$208,397
Low
$248
Typical
$94,103
High
$187,958
Low
$388
Typical
$93,784
High
$187,180
Low
$232
Typical
$92,174
High
$184,116
Low
$297
Typical
$91,716
High
$183,136
Low
$327
Typical
$94,312
High
$188,296
Low
$291
Typical
$99,069
High
$197,847
Low
$365
Typical
$109,128
High
$217,891
Low
$328
Typical
$105,968
High
$211,608
Low
$226
Typical
$90,701
High
$181,175
Low
$408
Typical
$107,827
High
$215,246
Low
$291
Typical
$86,656
High
$173,020
Low
$307
Typical
$88,434
High
$176,560
Low
$401
Typical
$96,794
High
$193,187
Low
$282
Typical
$101,604
High
$202,926
Low
$281
Typical
$93,857
High
$187,433
Low
$386
Typical
$100,915
High
$201,444
Low
$246
Typical
$89,980
High
$179,714
Low
$338
Typical
$103,143
High
$205,949
Low
$304
Typical
$98,841
High
$197,379
Low
$286
Typical
$94,499
High
$188,711
Low
$230
Typical
$89,492
High
$178,753
Low
$324
Typical
$93,465
High
$186,605
Low
$314
Typical
$104,054
High
$207,793
Low
$282
Typical
$101,614
High
$202,946
Low
$187
Typical
$89,144
High
$178,100
Low
$294
Typical
$98,036
High
$195,779
Low
$366
Typical
$100,015
High
$199,664
Low
$270
Typical
$92,089
High
$183,908
Low
$294
Typical
$97,177
High
$194,061
Low
$363
Typical
$104,445
High
$208,527
Low
$391
Typical
$102,126
High
$203,861
Low
$262
Typical
$95,978
High
$191,694
Low
$228
Typical
$91,475
High
$182,722
Low
$268
Typical
$91,575
High
$182,882
Low
$256
Typical
$93,633
High
$187,010
Low
$291
Typical
$98,968
High
$197,645
Low
$308
Typical
$91,675
High
$183,042
Low
$312
Typical
$100,730
High
$201,148
Low
$314
Typical
$101,445
High
$202,576
Low
$261
Typical
$94,266
High
$188,272
Low
$263
Typical
$90,053
High
$179,842
Low
$313
Typical
$90,037
High
$179,761
Low
$263
Typical
$96,079
High
$191,895
Low
$382
Typical
$100,905
High
$201,428
Low
$314
Typical
$93,409
High
$186,504
Low
$321
Typical
$104,772
High
$209,222
Low
$304
Typical
$86,537
High
$172,769
Low
$349
Typical
$103,912
High
$207,475
Low
$314
Typical
$90,581
High
$180,848
Low
$312
Typical
$89,815
High
$179,318
Low
$245
Typical
$89,567
High
$178,890
Low
$328
Typical
$100,140
High
$199,952
Low
$309
Typical
$89,149
High
$177,989
Low
$221
Typical
$87,718
High
$175,215
Low
$444
Typical
$101,060
High
$201,676
Low
$328
Typical
$100,140
High
$199,952
Low
$330
Typical
$106,552
High
$212,774
Low
$238
Typical
$92,248
High
$184,258
Low
$296
Typical
$100,990
High
$201,683
Low
$212
Typical
$84,318
High
$168,425
Low
$433
Typical
$98,544
High
$196,654
Low
$226
Typical
$87,852
High
$175,477
Low
$282
Typical
$89,431
High
$178,580
Low
$295
Typical
$98,258
High
$196,221
Low
$268
Typical
$93,424
High
$186,580
Low
$367
Typical
$96,041
High
$191,714
Low
$305
Typical
$90,627
High
$180,949
Low
$227
Typical
$91,093
High
$181,959
Low
$395
Typical
$95,339
High
$190,284
Low
$288
Typical
$91,625
High
$182,962
Low
$314
Typical
$102,304
High
$204,294
Low
$267
Typical
$92,152
High
$184,038
Low
$325
Typical
$103,971
High
$207,617
Low
$296
Typical
$91,565
High
$182,834
Low
$234
Typical
$88,252
High
$176,269
Low
$251
Typical
$91,932
High
$183,614
Low
$278
Typical
$92,628
High
$184,979
Low
$305
Typical
$101,032
High
$201,760
Low
$274
Typical
$93,670
High
$187,065
Low
$242
Typical
$87,332
High
$174,422
Low
$330
Typical
$100,775
High
$201,220
Low
$265
Typical
$92,256
High
$184,248
Low
$316
Typical
$101,868
High
$203,421
Low
$377
Typical
$115,045
High
$229,713
Low
$236
Typical
$86,438
High
$172,639
Low
$270
Typical
$93,199
High
$186,129
Low
$349
Typical
$103,912
High
$207,475
Low
$394
Typical
$103,095
High
$205,795
Low
$319
Typical
$97,480
High
$194,640
Low
$339
Typical
$97,568
High
$194,798
Low
$349
Typical
$103,912
High
$207,475
Low
$350
Typical
$100,825
High
$201,300
Low
$314
Typical
$104,054
High
$207,793
Low
$397
Typical
$95,814
High
$191,231
Low
$267
Typical
$89,084
High
$177,900
Low
$283
Typical
$87,323
High
$174,363
Low
$225
Typical
$87,180
High
$174,135
Low
$298
Typical
$96,177
High
$192,056
Low
$282
Typical
$96,207
High
$192,132
Low
$268
Typical
$87,286
High
$174,304
Low
$257
Typical
$97,443
High
$194,630
Low
$313
Typical
$100,911
High
$201,510
Low
$269
Typical
$93,716
High
$187,163
Low
$280
Typical
$93,515
High
$186,749
Low
$260
Typical
$93,864
High
$187,468
Low
$225
Typical
$90,528
High
$180,830
Low
$333
Typical
$94,956
High
$189,579
Low
$226
Typical
$84,982
High
$169,738
Low
$392
Typical
$102,540
High
$204,687
Low
$313
Typical
$99,382
High
$198,452
Low
$350
Typical
$95,718
High
$191,086
Low
$393
Typical
$103,680
High
$206,967
Low
$219
Typical
$88,134
High
$176,049
Low
$330
Typical
$100,775
High
$201,220
Low
$311
Typical
$100,947
High
$201,583
Low
$377
Typical
$115,045
High
$229,713
Low
$267
Typical
$89,114
High
$177,960
Low
$280
Typical
$93,515
High
$186,749
Low
$273
Typical
$98,655
High
$197,036
Low
$366
Typical
$111,820
High
$223,274
Low
$236
Typical
$86,277
High
$172,317
Low
$227
Typical
$85,625
High
$171,024
Low
$334
Typical
$99,417
High
$198,499
Low
$187
Typical
$88,842
High
$177,498
Low
$224
Typical
$88,935
High
$177,646
Low
$296
Typical
$100,690
High
$201,084
Low
$279
Typical
$95,061
High
$189,843
Low
$350
Typical
$100,825
High
$201,300
Low
$292
Typical
$100,680
High
$201,068
Low
$279
Typical
$96,351
High
$192,422
Low
$259
Typical
$100,598
High
$200,936
Low
$237
Typical
$92,057
High
$183,877
Low
$438
Typical
$114,609
High
$228,780
Low
$223
Typical
$89,562
High
$178,901
Low
$252
Typical
$86,108
High
$171,964
Low
$278
Typical
$92,729
High
$185,180
Low
$328
Typical
$100,251
High
$200,174
Low
$271
Typical
$94,330
High
$188,389
Low
$259
Typical
$88,573
High
$176,887
Low
$397
Typical
$113,497
High
$226,597
Low
$259
Typical
$88,535
High
$176,810
Low
$272
Typical
$86,568
High
$172,864
Low
$236
Typical
$86,427
High
$172,619
Low
$252
Typical
$86,307
High
$172,362
Low
$280
Typical
$95,492
High
$190,704
Low
$337
Typical
$97,185
High
$194,033
Low
$312
Typical
$100,730
High
$201,148
Low
$272
Typical
$93,174
High
$186,076
Low
$326
Typical
$100,846
High
$201,365
Low
$251
Typical
$100,578
High
$200,904
Low
$309
Typical
$91,857
High
$183,405
Low
$255
Typical
$87,044
High
$173,834
Low
$421
Typical
$101,712
High
$203,003
Low
$273
Typical
$93,206
High
$186,140
Low
$265
Typical
$92,387
High
$184,509
Low
$233
Typical
$87,749
High
$175,264
Low
$273
Typical
$94,065
High
$187,858
Low
$229
Typical
$86,380
High
$172,531
Low
$286
Typical
$94,768
High
$189,250
Low
$321
Typical
$97,893
High
$195,465
Low
$311
Typical
$98,990
High
$197,668
Low
$280
Typical
$95,643
High
$191,006
Low
$295
Typical
$87,654
High
$175,012
Low
$241
Typical
$90,767
High
$181,293
Low
$311
Typical
$100,947
High
$201,583
Low
$282
Typical
$90,899
High
$181,516
Low
$241
Typical
$86,501
High
$172,760
Low
$249
Typical
$95,316
High
$190,382
Low
$270
Typical
$91,789
High
$183,308
Low
$233
Typical
$93,426
High
$186,620
Low
$247
Typical
$90,242
High
$180,237
Low
$238
Typical
$92,129
High
$184,021
Low
$246
Typical
$89,930
High
$179,614
Low
$314
Typical
$96,666
High
$193,019
Low
$438
Typical
$114,609
High
$228,780
Low
$303
Typical
$90,204
High
$180,104
Low
$318
Typical
$98,296
High
$196,275
Low
$438
Typical
$114,609
High
$228,780
Low
$267
Typical
$100,618
High
$200,968
Low
$234
Typical
$93,607
High
$186,981
Low
$310
Typical
$92,048
High
$183,787
Low
$330
Typical
$90,140
High
$179,950
Low
$310
Typical
$89,260
High
$178,211
Low
$397
Typical
$103,892
High
$207,387
Low
$281
Typical
$97,944
High
$195,607
Low
$263
Typical
$100,608
High
$200,952
Low
$315
Typical
$106,394
High
$212,474
Low
$281
Typical
$90,818
High
$181,355
Low
$289
Typical
$91,628
High
$182,966
Low
$244
Typical
$89,437
High
$178,629
Low
$354
Typical
$100,835
High
$201,316
Low
$337
Typical
$100,793
High
$201,248
Low
$291
Typical
$86,575
High
$172,859
Low
$313
Typical
$102,163
High
$204,012
Low
$272
Typical
$92,814
High
$185,356
Low
$314
Typical
$104,054
High
$207,793
Low
$377
Typical
$115,045
High
$229,713
Low
$295
Typical
$100,688
High
$201,080
Low
$325
Typical
$96,544
High
$192,763
Low
$280
Typical
$97,592
High
$194,904
Low
$333
Typical
$105,601
High
$210,868
Low
$318
Typical
$100,745
High
$201,172
Low
$250
Typical
$100,575
High
$200,900
Low
$256
Typical
$97,031
High
$193,806
Low
$294
Typical
$100,685
High
$201,076
Low
$223
Typical
$88,613
High
$177,003
Low
$402
Typical
$105,063
High
$209,723
Low
$223
Typical
$84,116
High
$168,009
Low
$265
Typical
$100,613
High
$200,960
Low
$227
Typical
$90,202
High
$180,178
Low
$197
Typical
$93,766
High
$187,334
Low
$344
Typical
$106,418
High
$212,492
Low
$257
Typical
$88,749
High
$177,241
Low
$284
Typical
$97,002
High
$193,720
Low
$273
Typical
$93,156
High
$186,039
Low
$261
Typical
$94,246
High
$188,231
Low
$434
Typical
$113,580
High
$226,725
Low
$341
Typical
$104,000
High
$207,659
Low
$315
Typical
$106,394
High
$212,474
Low
$284
Typical
$97,002
High
$193,720
Low
$260
Typical
$100,600
High
$200,940
Low
$310
Typical
$100,725
High
$201,140
Low
$272
Typical
$90,574
High
$180,877
Low
$298
Typical
$100,695
High
$201,092
Low
$399
Typical
$105,506
High
$210,613
Low
$353
Typical
$100,833
High
$201,312
Low
$384
Typical
$101,349
High
$202,314
Low
$267
Typical
$100,618
High
$200,968
Low
$247
Typical
$93,172
High
$186,096
Low
$418
Typical
$100,995
High
$201,572
Low
$471
Typical
$113,680
High
$226,889
Low
$397
Typical
$113,497
High
$226,597
Low
$381
Typical
$102,671
High
$204,961
Low
$361
Typical
$98,795
High
$197,228
Low
$302
Typical
$100,705
High
$201,108
Low
$326
Typical
$100,765
High
$201,204
Low
$384
Typical
$101,349
High
$202,314
Low
$446
Typical
$116,668
High
$232,889
Low
$314
Typical
$95,968
High
$191,622
Low
$358
Typical
$102,315
High
$204,271
Low
$318
Typical
$94,649
High
$188,979
Low
$328
Typical
$101,120
High
$201,912
Low
$275
Typical
$100,638
High
$201,000
Low
$281
Typical
$100,653
High
$201,024
Low
$254
Typical
$91,000
High
$181,746
Low
$338
Typical
$104,463
High
$208,588
Low
$239
Typical
$92,461
High
$184,684
Low
$309
Typical
$100,723
High
$201,136
Low
$335
Typical
$102,206
High
$204,077
Low
$269
Typical
$93,555
High
$186,841
Low
$222
Typical
$89,122
High
$178,021
Low
$427
Typical
$111,541
High
$222,656
Low
$330
Typical
$100,775
High
$201,220
Low
$321
Typical
$98,054
High
$195,787
Low
$184
Typical
$87,486
High
$174,788
Low
$317
Typical
$100,743
High
$201,168
Low
$322
Typical
$98,477
High
$196,632
Low
$319
Typical
$91,983
High
$183,646
Low
$325
Typical
$103,311
High
$206,298
Low
$314
Typical
$104,054
High
$207,793
Low
$221
Typical
$80,842
High
$161,463
Low
$300
Typical
$95,373
High
$190,446
Low
$321
Typical
$95,864
High
$191,407
Low
$349
Typical
$103,912
High
$207,475
Low
$263
Typical
$89,523
High
$178,784
Low
$331
Typical
$101,007
High
$201,683
Low
$326
Typical
$106,182
High
$212,038
Low
$268
Typical
$102,479
High
$204,690
Low
$381
Typical
$102,671
High
$204,961
Low
$321
Typical
$98,984
High
$197,647
Low
$286
Typical
$92,430
High
$184,573
Low
$277
Typical
$96,605
High
$192,933
Low
$296
Typical
$98,852
High
$197,408
Low
$238
Typical
$89,711
High
$179,183
Low
$308
Typical
$97,781
High
$195,254
Low
$389
Typical
$101,601
High
$202,814
Low
$313
Typical
$101,742
High
$203,172
Low
$374
Typical
$100,885
High
$201,396
Low
$361
Typical
$98,714
High
$197,067
Low
$411
Typical
$107,414
High
$214,417
Low
$345
Typical
$94,437
High
$188,528
Low
$289
Typical
$91,497
High
$182,704
Low
$406
Typical
$97,995
High
$195,585
Low
$323
Typical
$92,910
High
$185,498
Low
$266
Typical
$88,630
High
$176,995
Low
$412
Typical
$107,646
High
$214,880
Low
$268
Typical
$91,515
High
$182,762
Low
$333
Typical
$105,601
High
$210,868
Low
$320
Typical
$104,399
High
$208,477
Low
$421
Typical
$110,038
High
$219,655
Low
$338
Typical
$96,418
High
$192,498
Low
$330
Typical
$101,644
High
$202,959
Low
$313
Typical
$93,187
High
$186,061
Low
$321
Typical
$95,475
High
$190,630
Low
$411
Typical
$107,414
High
$214,417
Low
$432
Typical
$112,914
High
$225,396
Low
$446
Typical
$116,668
High
$232,889
Low
$426
Typical
$111,430
High
$222,434
Low
$419
Typical
$109,594
High
$218,768
Low
$438
Typical
$114,609
High
$228,780
Low
$420
Typical
$109,796
High
$219,171
Low
$424
Typical
$110,906
High
$221,387
Low
$264
Typical
$99,380
High
$198,496
Low
$416
Typical
$108,766
High
$217,116
Low
$333
Typical
$95,995
High
$191,658
Low
$297
Typical
$94,255
High
$188,213
Low
$362
Typical
$111,980
High
$223,598
Low
$272
Typical
$94,642
High
$189,013
Low
$318
Typical
$94,518
High
$188,718
Low
$226
Typical
$85,293
High
$170,361
Low
$271
Typical
$89,874
High
$179,476
Low
$224
Typical
$86,967
High
$173,709
Low
$231
Typical
$86,984
High
$173,737
Low
$271
Typical
$93,491
High
$186,712
Low
$279
Typical
$100,648
High
$201,016
Low
$267
Typical
$100,618
High
$200,968
Low
$313
Typical
$101,742
High
$203,172
Low
$254
Typical
$91,640
High
$183,025
Low
$327
Typical
$101,118
High
$201,908
Low
$260
Typical
$89,187
High
$178,113
Low
$325
Typical
$93,505
High
$186,686
Low
$324
Typical
$96,821
High
$193,319
Low
$249
Typical
$91,057
High
$181,865
Low
$279
Typical
$88,283
High
$176,287
Low
$318
Typical
$98,067
High
$195,816
Low
$254
Typical
$86,972
High
$173,689
Low
$280
Typical
$95,741
High
$191,203
Low
$307
Typical
$97,478
High
$194,650
Low
$336
Typical
$91,925
High
$183,514
Low
$406
Typical
$106,052
High
$211,698
Low
$246
Typical
$88,590
High
$176,934
Low
$400
Typical
$96,693
High
$192,985
Low
$362
Typical
$111,980
High
$223,598
Low
$310
Typical
$94,648
High
$188,986
Low
$333
Typical
$101,672
High
$203,011
Low
$295
Typical
$100,688
High
$201,080
Low
$256
Typical
$88,397
High
$176,538
Low
$285
Typical
$84,680
High
$169,075
Low
$339
Typical
$100,798
High
$201,256
Low
$251
Typical
$92,033
High
$183,815
Low
$277
Typical
$89,468
High
$178,660
Low
$364
Typical
$104,039
High
$207,714
Low
$295
Typical
$97,588
High
$194,881
Low
$251
Typical
$89,792
High
$179,334
Low
$222
Typical
$88,231
High
$176,240
Low
$312
Typical
$92,895
High
$185,478
Low
$327
Typical
$100,768
High
$201,208
Low
$387
Typical
$93,602
High
$186,817
Low
$419
Typical
$109,473
High
$218,526
Low
$279
Typical
$100,648
High
$201,016
Low
$339
Typical
$96,769
High
$193,199
Low
$369
Typical
$100,873
High
$201,376
Low
$361
Typical
$98,795
High
$197,228
Low
$385
Typical
$100,743
High
$201,102
Low
$314
Typical
$93,288
High
$186,262
Low
$381
Typical
$102,671
High
$204,961
Low
$326
Typical
$100,765
High
$201,204
Low
$408
Typical
$107,827
High
$215,246
Low
$225
Typical
$87,580
High
$174,935
Low
$367
Typical
$88,563
High
$176,758
Low
$268
Typical
$93,273
High
$186,278
Low
$339
Typical
$104,655
High
$208,970
Low
$211
Typical
$100,478
High
$200,744
Low
$186
Typical
$88,742
High
$177,297
Low
$278
Typical
$89,599
High
$178,921
Low
$303
Typical
$90,224
High
$180,144
Low
$293
Typical
$93,036
High
$185,779
Low
$291
Typical
$97,100
High
$193,908
Low
$455
Typical
$103,637
High
$206,819
Low
$356
Typical
$97,292
High
$194,227
Low
$278
Typical
$92,689
High
$185,100
Low
$289
Typical
$100,673
High
$201,056
Low
$345
Typical
$103,332
High
$206,319
Low
$305
Typical
$100,713
High
$201,120
Low
$311
Typical
$96,281
High
$192,250
Low
$304
Typical
$96,713
High
$193,121
Low
$240
Typical
$87,947
High
$175,654
Low
$402
Typical
$105,184
High
$209,965
Low
$282
Typical
$93,368
High
$186,455