(818) 763-8831 michael.k.elson@gmail.com Encino · Valencia · Torrance
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What you get

A complete, personalized estate plan

The Law Offices of Michael K. Elson is dedicated to creating clear, customized estate plans that safeguard your assets, minimize stress, and ensure your wishes are honored. Whether you need a living trust, or guidance through the complexities of estate administration, we're here to give you confidence and clarity every step of the way.

Every estate plan is different. Michael drafts each one personally, with unlimited consultations during creation so the final plan is exactly what you intend.

Living trust and estate planning documents
Pricing

Prices for estate planning services

Transparent pricing for trust packages, individual provisions, deeds, and advanced planning.

Complete living trust package

  • Individual Living Trust Package$2,295
  • Married Couple Living Trust Package$2,595

Trust provisions

  • AB Provision$400
  • AB Disclaimer$400
  • ABC (QTIP) Provision$500
  • Special QTIP Trust Allocation$750
  • QDOT Provision$650
  • Special Needs Provision$550
  • Revocation$375
  • Generation Skipping Trust$750
  • Testamentary Trust Provision$500

Deeds

  • California Grant Deed or Quitclaim Deed (includes PCOR)$300
  • Out of State Deed$350
  • Title Search (Southern California only)$125
  • Out of State Title Search$175

Miscellaneous services

  • Simple Trust Amendment$375
  • Durable Powers of Attorney (Married or Individual)$275
  • Out of State Attorney Fee$400
  • Trust Reprint$75
  • Trust Review & Consult$500
  • Trust Division$2,000
  • 706 Estate Tax Return$4,000
  • Split Dollar Agreement$3,000

Advanced planning

  • Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT)$2,995
  • Charitable Remainder Trust$4,500
  • Family Limited Partnerships$7,500
  • 501(c)(3) Foundation$7,500 – $10,000
What's included

Basic trust package includes

Everyone's estate and circumstances are different — we go the extra mile to ensure your estate plan is tailored to your specific needs and goals.

Detailed estate planning

Your plan is tailored to your specific needs and goals — not a template.

Living Revocable Trust

The necessary foundation for your estate plan, revocable at any time and amendable as your circumstances change.

Attorney certification

Written evidence to any person or institution that the trust is legal — and indicates who is authorized as trustee or successor.

Personal property bequest sheets

Designates who receives special personal property — heirlooms, collections, art — directly from the successor trustee.

Declaration of Intent

Temporarily protects all personal property from probate while you complete the transfer of account titles into the trust.

Trustee instructions

Instructions for both current and successor trustees so ongoing management is straightforward.

Bank & stock letters

Funding letters that instruct financial institutions to transfer titles into the trust without further explanation.

Real estate deed preparation

All grant deeds, quitclaim deeds, warranty deeds, and assignments of deeds of trust for properties within the United States.

Preliminary Change of Ownership Report

Filed with the County Assessor to keep your current property tax assessed value — so your taxes do not increase.

Pour-Over Will

Catches any assets not titled in the trust and transfers them into the trust at your death.

Living Will (Right-to-Die Directive)

Protects you from unwanted artificial life support in the event of terminal illness or brain death.

Durable Powers of Attorney

For asset administration and for health care — so decisions can be made on your behalf if you become incapacitated.

Unlimited consultations

During trust creation — so when we are finished, the plan is exactly what you desire.

Notarization included

All documents requiring notarization are notarized as part of the package.

Organized document binder

Durable, tabulated, indexed — original in safe deposit, working copy at home. Electronic copy on request.

Ready to start your estate plan?

Book a free 30-minute consultation and we will walk you through the options tailored to your family.

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