How a Consumer Hired a Lawyer to Draft a Revocable Living Trust in New York

In 2024, a personal client in New York sought assistance with drafting a revocable living trust to ensure the protection of their assets for their 12-year-old daughter. As first-generation immigrants, the client and their spouse wanted to clearly establish plans that would guarantee their daughter would inherit their assets, should anything happen to them. Additionally, they designated the wife’s sister and her husband as legal guardians to manage those assets until their daughter reaches the age of 21. As a result, the client received five proposals from licensed lawyers, with flat fee bids ranging from $1,500 to $4,500, all submitted to meet the requested deadline of less than one week.