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Minimize costs and confusion at the time of your incapacity or death.

Leave no doubt about your wishes and preserve more of your assets for your heirs. A complete Arizona estate plan, drafted directly by Nicole Pavlik.

Our process

How estate planning works with Nicole

Five clear steps from your first question to signing your final documents. No surprises, no legalese, no rush.

Step one

Review the legal fees

Take a look at our flat-fee estate planning pricing so you are comfortable before scheduling. Fees are due at your initial estate planning session.

Have questions? Schedule a 30-minute consultation for $100. Already know you’re ready? Skip the consultation and save $150 when you book your estate plan meeting.

Step two

Schedule your estate planning session

Once you have decided Nicole is the right attorney for you, book your virtual one-hour Estate Planning Session. You’ll receive an intake worksheet to complete beforehand and meet privately with Nicole by video or phone.

Step three

Complete your intake worksheet

The worksheet walks you through gathering family information and basic asset details, and explains each document Nicole will prepare. It serves as the agenda for your session — the only thing you need to bring.

Step four

Draft documents and a personal video

Within two weeks of your session, Nicole sends your draft documents along with a personalized audio overview walking you through your plan and each individual document.

Step five

Document signing

When it’s time to sign, you’ll schedule a signing appointment at our Phoenix office. Our staff serves as your notary and two witnesses. You leave with your originals; we keep a digital copy on file.

Estate planning legal fees

Flat-fee pricing, due at your initial session

If you have visited my website previously, fees have been raised. As a small business owner I must periodically reassess pricing to keep providing high-quality service. Thank you for understanding.

Package pricing

Will Package

$1,350 single | $1,600 couples

Last Will and Testament, Durable Power of Attorney, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, HIPAA Waiver, and Beneficiary Deed.

Trust Package

$2,500 single | $3,000 couples

Last Will and Testament, Durable Power of Attorney, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, HIPAA Waiver, Revocable Living Trust, Certification of Trust, and Warranty Deed to transfer one Arizona property to the Trust. (Additional Arizona property deeds are $250 each.)

Rush fee available for all services.
Skip the 30-minute phone consultation and book your initial estate plan meeting directly to receive a $150 discount on packages.
Educators, first responders, and military personnel receive a 15% discount on packages.
Discounts cannot be combined and apply only to packages — not à la carte services.

À la carte pricing

Will only

$650 single | $800 couples

A Last Will and Testament — a written document with instructions for disposing of assets after death. Enforceable only through probate.

Financial Power of Attorney

$350 single | $450 couples

Authorizes a trusted person to sign on your behalf during your lifetime.

Health Care POA, Living Will & HIPAA

$450 single | $550 couples

The full set of healthcare directives bundled together.

Trust only

$1,600 single | $1,800 couples

Last Will and Testament, Revocable Living Trust, and Certification of Trust. Does not include powers of attorney or deed(s).

Amendment to existing trust

Varies by scope

Fees depend on the extent of the amendments and do not include power-of-attorney updates. Typically the Will or Trust package rates apply for plans over 10 years old or from out of state.

Deeds

$350 first deed | $250 each additional

Transfer Arizona real property into your trust or to a named beneficiary.

Estate planning services

Learn more about each document

Each document plays a specific role. Together they cover incapacity, end-of-life decisions, asset transfer, and the people you trust to act on your behalf.

Last Will and Testament

Revocable Living Trust

Special Needs Trust

Living Will

Durable Power of Attorney

Health Care Power of Attorney

Mental Health Care Power of Attorney

Parental Power of Attorney

Domestic Partnership Agreement

Final Disposition Instructions

HIPAA Waiver

Estate planning legal fees

Quick guide to what fits your situation

If you have visited my website previously, fees have been raised. As a small business owner I must periodically reassess pricing to keep providing high-quality service. Thank you for understanding.

You need a Will if…

You have minor children and want to name a guardian.
You want your assets to go to your spouse and not to children from a prior marriage.

You need a Durable General Power of Attorney if…

You want to avoid a guardianship proceeding if you become incapacitated.
You want loved ones to manage your finances if you cannot.
You have a college-age child who should sign one naming you, so you can legally assist with their finances now that they are an adult.

You need a Healthcare Power of Attorney if…

You want to disclose your choice to be buried or cremated and any final-disposition wishes.
You want to clarify your wishes regarding organ donation.

You need a Living Will if…

You want your wishes clear so family doesn’t have to decide whether to take you off life support if you’re terminal.

You need a Trust if…

You want to ensure beneficiaries don’t receive their inheritance in one lump sum.
You want to avoid probate for your loved ones.
You want to prevent your spouse from changing the plan you created together.
You have real property in multiple states.

A few facts for married couples

All spouses need a Power of Attorney to handle joint accounts on each other’s behalf.
Spouses with children from a prior marriage need a Will to ensure their spouse inherits.
All married couples need a Living Will to prevent disputes over end-of-life decisions.
Married couples can still face probate in another state if assets aren’t titled in a trust.
Married couples with minor children need a Will to designate guardians, otherwise a judge decides.

A note to same-sex couples

I have served the LGBT community since before the legalization of same-sex marriage in Arizona in 2014 and nationally in 2015. Since then I’ve seen a sharp decline in same-sex couples seeking estate planning. Do not assume marriage alone affords you the rights that make an estate plan unnecessary — that assumption is false and leaves same-sex couples more vulnerable now than ever before.

Estate planning

An important strategy for everyone — no matter age or wealth

If you leave unanswered questions about how to settle your affairs, life for those you love becomes harder. Answering those questions now — and formalizing them in an estate plan — is a step that shouldn’t wait.

If you don’t make a plan while you’re alive and able, state law will decide for you after you’re gone. Take your first step toward peace of mind today.

Begin your plan

Ready to take the next step?

Schedule a virtual consultation or telephone call with Nicole Pavlik. Flat-fee pricing, clear timelines, and a process designed around you.