Originally Posted by
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My experience was similar to TinSnips.
Paid $500–ten years ago- for a lawyer to draw up a will. It took about 90 minutes of consulting with him and my wife and myself. Then we left, he drew it up in about a week, we signed it and took a copy home, he kept a copy, and filed a copy with the county. When one of us dies, it is already accessible to the court—so no hanky panky from any contrary people will interfere with our wishes.
The lawyer was worth the money, he knew exactly how to word our wishes. It was complicated by our kids needs. One kid was in High School, one in College, one grown with children. The attorney was able to include language that provided any kid still finishing their first College degree with money to finish before the remainder of the estate would be divided equally between them. I am down to one kid left in school, and the will has never needed updating, and will not need updating unless we move to another State, because of the way it is worded.
If you are worried about being stuck on a feeding tube or life support, you need the document notarized and on file with people you trust to carry out your wishes. My parents did this, and it helped us all a great deal. One died of a brain tumor and the other went to a memory care facility after a stroke. It was nice to know that they did not want a feeding tube, or life support of any kind before they could no longer tell us.