Margaret K. Schlesinger, Esq.
New Jersey Estate Planning Law Firm
42 Park Avenue, Madison, New Jersey 07940
Most Common Services
Estate Planning is done on a flat fee basis for the vast majority of clients.
Note that pricing will be increasing on December 1, 2026 in order to more accurately reflect the market prices of Northern New Jersey. Existing clients will be grandfathered in.



Basic Estate Documents
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Fully Executed New Jersey Last Will and Testament with outright distributions.
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A New Jersey Durable Power of Attorney
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A New Jersey Healthcare Power of Attorney
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A HIPAA Release
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An Advanced Directive
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Includes PDFs of Scanned Documents and the return of your original documents.
Individual: $1,200
Married Couple: $1,300
Each spouse gets their own documents
Family Documents with Trust Funds
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Fully Executed New Jersey Last Will and Testament with Testamentary Trust Funds.
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Guardianship Nominations for minor children.
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A New Jersey Durable Power of Attorney
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A New Jersey Healthcare Power of Attorney
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A HIPAA Release
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An Advanced Directive
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Includes PDFs of Scanned Documents and the return of your original documents.
Individual: $1,700
Married Couple: $1,900
Each spouse gets their own documents
Revocable Living Trust
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Joint New Jersey Revocable Living Trust
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Pour-over Will
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Durable Power of Attorney
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Healthcare Power of Attorney
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HIPAA Release
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Advanced Directive
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Guardianship nominations for minor children
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Deed for primary residence to be moved into Trust, filed with your County
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Includes PDFs of Scanned Documents and the return of your original documents.
Each Additional Property: $300, includes filing with the County
Individual: $3,000
Married Couple: $3,200
Married Couple, Individual Revocable Living Trusts: $4,000
Additional things you should know:
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If you need me to provide two disinterested witnesses, there is a $100 charge. I don't have employees but have a roster of students who will witness for me at $50 each. I add the fee to your invoice and pay them in cash at the signing.
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You can ask all the questions. One of the reasons that I do flat fee pricing is so that clients feel safe to ask things without running up their legal bill. These documents are important. You should feel good about what you're signing.
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I am not an elder law attorney. I do not do Medicaid Planning nor create Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts. You need someone who focuses on this highly specialized field.
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I do not do Estate Litigation. As a solo practitioner, I just don't have the bandwidth nor the inclination.
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I do offer help with probate at $250/hour. I can help as much or as little as you need.