But if there is no need to spend that money, it is a huge price.
A simple situation can be done without a lawyer. The old man did one up with a computer based kit [installed on the computer, not web] and just to be safe he had a Lawyer do the once over and it was fine.
Really how hard is it to say everything goes 50/50 to both kids [widow he be], and some boiler plate about predeceased.
Or the house goes to X, account A goes to Y everything else goes to Z.
Granted if you have a horribly complicated asset set up, that is different but most don't.
