Florida Living Trusts · Law That You Can Afford™
Keep your home and savings out of Florida probate court.
You worked for what you have. A Florida living trust passes it to the people you choose — privately, without a probate case, without a lawyer’s hourly bill. Answer plain questions, a trained Florida document preparer reviews every page, and your signed-and-ready packet arrives the same day.
From the founder of Peoples-Law.org — the plain-language legal site the Maryland court system now runs for its citizens. Twenty-five years of this work. Now for Florida.
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The problem
Probate is the villain. Your family shouldn’t have to fight it.
Months of delay and thousands in fees
A formal Florida probate administration commonly runs six to twelve months. Florida law presumes an attorney’s fee of 3% of the first $1 million of the estate is reasonable — on a $400,000 estate, that is $12,000 your family doesn’t inherit.
It keeps sliding to next year
Nobody wants to spend a Saturday thinking about dying. So the folder sits in the drawer, the lawyer’s quote goes unanswered, and the one thing that would protect your family stays undone.
Deciding who gets what you built shouldn’t be a luxury
Estate planning became something only wealthy families do — not because the law is complicated, but because the pricing is. That is a market failure, not a legal requirement.
A probate file is a public court record. Anyone can walk into the clerk’s office and read what you owned and who received it. A living trust settles privately, outside the court file.
Why you can trust us
We’ve spent 25 years explaining the law for free.
We know why this gets put off — the subject is uncomfortable, the quotes are high, and every website makes you feel like you’re one wrong click from ruining everything. You are not. A revocable living trust is a well-settled Florida instrument governed by Chapter 736 of the Florida Statutes, and the questions it takes to build one are questions you can answer about your own life.
Our job is to ask them in plain English, assemble the documents correctly, have a trained person check the work, and tell you honestly when your situation calls for a Florida attorney instead.
- Founded by the creator of Peoples-Law.org, now operated by the Maryland Judiciary
- Florida-specific documents drafted to the Florida Trust Code, Fla. Stat. ch. 736
- Every package reviewed by a trained Florida Legal Document Preparer before you sign
- A public benefit corporation — free legal information for every Floridian, regardless of income
- We never sell a form that is already free and automated elsewhere; we point you to it instead
The plan
Three steps. About twenty minutes of your time.
Answer plain questions
Who you are, who you trust, and who receives what. No legal vocabulary, no blank forms, and help text on every screen. Stop and come back whenever you like — your answers are saved.
A trained Florida document preparer reviews it
Included in the price, not an upsell. A real person checks that every field is complete, every name and description matches, and nothing contradicts anything else — then returns your packet with a signing checklist.
Sign, notarize, and fund the trust
Florida requires a trust that disposes of property at death to be signed with the same formalities as a will — two witnesses and a notary. We tell you exactly how. Then we walk you through funding: the step most trusts fail on, and the reason a trust either works or doesn’t.
- One flat feeNo subscription, no renewal, no per-document charge.
- Yours the same dayDelivered to your secure JusticeXpress Vault, downloadable forever.
- Honest limitsIf your situation needs an attorney, we say so and help you find one.
Choose your package
Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.
Both packages include a complete document review before you sign. Prices are final — there is no separate review fee, no filing fee markup, and no subscription.
Living Trust Package
For one person
Comparable Florida attorney engagement: $1,500–$3,000
- Florida Revocable Living Trust drafted from your answers
- Pour-Over Will so nothing is left outside the trust
- Certificate of Trust for banks and title companies
- Assignment of Personal Property
- Funding Kit — step-by-step retitling instructions for accounts, vehicles and real property
- Signing & notarization checklist for Florida’s two-witness requirement
- Document review by a trained Florida Legal Document Preparer — included
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Living Trust Package
For a married couple
Comparable Florida attorney engagement: $2,500–$4,500
- Joint revocable trust, or two individual trusts — you choose during the interview
- Two Pour-Over Wills, one for each spouse
- Certificate of Trust for banks and title companies
- Assignments of Personal Property for both spouses
- Funding Kit covering jointly held property, homestead and survivorship accounts
- Signing & notarization checklist for both spouses
- Document review by a trained Florida Legal Document Preparer — included
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Prefer to read first? Start with the free Florida living trust guide
What’s at stake
The same estate, two very different years.
Without a trust
- A probate case is opened in your county circuit court
- Six to twelve months before your family can sell or distribute
- Attorney and personal-representative fees come out of the estate
- Your assets and beneficiaries become a public court record
- If you become incapacitated, a guardianship may be required
- The court’s calendar sets the pace, not your family
With your JusticeXpress trust
- Trust assets pass without a probate administration
- Your successor trustee can act in days, not seasons
- The money you saved stays in your family’s hands
- Your affairs stay private — no public file to read
- Your named trustee manages things if you can’t
- You decide who, what, when — and you can change it any time
Straight answers
The questions people actually ask.
Is a JusticeXpress trust valid in Florida?
Yes, when it is signed correctly. Your documents are drafted to the Florida Trust Code, and a trust that disposes of property at death must be executed with the same formalities as a will — two witnesses and a notary. Your packet includes exact signing instructions.
Do I still need a will?
Yes, and it’s included. A pour-over will catches anything you never moved into the trust and directs it there, and it is where you name a guardian for minor children.
What about my homestead?
Florida homestead has its own constitutional rules, especially if you have a spouse or a minor child. Our funding kit explains how homestead is handled and flags the situations where you should speak with a Florida attorney before you retitle.
Is this legal advice?
No. JusticeXpress Florida is a legal document preparation service, not a law firm. We prepare documents from the information you give us and we do not advise you on what to choose. If you want advice, our directory lists Florida attorneys who work for a flat fee.
What if my situation is complicated?
Blended families, a taxable estate, business interests, a special-needs beneficiary, or out-of-state real property are all reasons to involve an attorney. We will tell you when we see one — before you pay, not after.
Can I change it later?
A revocable trust can be amended or revoked at any time while you have capacity. You keep permanent access to your documents in your JusticeXpress Vault.
What success looks like
The folder is closed. The drawer is shut. It’s handled.
Picture next spring. The trust is signed, witnessed and notarized. The house is titled to it, the accounts are retitled, and the people you love know where the documents are. No hourly bill drained your savings. No court file with your name on it. Nothing left in the drawer to worry about at two in the morning. Just the quiet certainty of someone who took care of their family while they still had every chance to.
JusticeXpressFlorida.com is an online legal forms provider and a document preparation service, not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice. Document review is performed by a trained Legal Document Preparer, not by an attorney, and consists of checking your documents for completeness, consistency and correct execution requirements — it is not a legal opinion and does not create an attorney-client relationship.
The information on this page is general legal information for educational purposes and is not advice about your particular situation. Fee comparisons are general market estimates and are not quotations. Florida attorney’s fee figures reference the statutory presumption in section 733.6171, Florida Statutes, and will vary by estate. Users are encouraged to consult a Florida-licensed attorney for advice specific to their circumstances.
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