The honest answer is: it depends on who you ask and what you're getting.

Most estate planning attorneys charge $3,000–$7,000 for a basic irrevocable trust. "Basic" means templated language, generic provisions, and a document that looks like every other trust they drafted that week. Add entity structuring, specialized provisions, or anything beyond the template, and you're looking at $10,000–$25,000. And that's before ongoing fees — many firms charge annual administration fees, amendment costs, and hourly rates for questions that arise after signing.

The pricing model itself reveals the incentive structure. Hourly billing rewards complexity. The longer your trust takes to draft, the more the attorney earns. Template pricing rewards volume — the faster they can turn documents, the more clients they serve. Neither model is optimized for your outcome.

The AOG Approach

Alchemy of Grace takes a different approach. The trust architecture costs $8,888.88. That's the complete structure — bespoke drafting, entity integration, constitutional foundation, and membership in a Private Membership Association network. No hidden fees. No monthly charges. No hourly rates for follow-up questions. The price is fixed because the incentives should be aligned: we succeed when your structure is built correctly, not when the process takes longer.

Why fixed pricing matters: when the cost is known upfront, the conversation shifts from "how much will this end up costing me?" to "is this the right architecture for my family?" That's the conversation worth having.

The Price Is a Filter

The price is also a filter. Families who build with us are making a generational commitment. The $8,888.88 signals seriousness of intent — both ours and yours. This isn't a discount trust service. It's a bespoke architecture designed to outlast you.

The question isn't really "how much does it cost?" The question is: what is the cost of not having the right structure when it matters?

One civil judgment — the average runs $300,000 — erases the cost of the architecture many times over. Every year without proper structure is a year of compounding exposure, not compounding protection.

If you'd like to understand what a trust architecture built for your specific situation would include, Grace can walk you through it now.