The Estate Planning Guide Est. 2026

How Much Does a Living Trust Cost in Nevada?

By The Estate Planning Guide Editorial Team Researched against primary sources

Published June 11, 2026 Updated September 23, 2026 8 min read

Quick answer

No Nevada law sets what a living trust costs, and we found no published source for Nevada trust-drafting prices as of September 2026 that is not a law firm, an online document seller, or a site paid to refer customers to one. The reason many Nevadans set one up: Nevada attorney and executor fees are percentage-based (NRS 150.060 and 150.020) and stack, so on a $500,000 estate you're looking at roughly $24,000 in combined statutory fees a trust can avoid.

⚠️ Educational information only — not legal, tax, or financial advice.

The figures on this page are the ones a statute or a named, dated publisher sets. Laws, fees, thresholds, and prices differ by state and change often, and your own situation may change the result. Before you act, confirm the current numbers and rules for Nevada with a licensed professional — an attorney, tax advisor, or licensed agent as appropriate. Reading this page does not create a professional relationship.

What a living trust actually costs in Nevada

There are three ways to set up a revocable living trust in Nevada. What each includes differs; what each costs is not set by law and is not published by any independent source we could find:

How it’s prepared Price in Nevada What the engagement or the service’s terms state
Attorney-drafted Not set by law; no independent published source found as of September 2026 Whatever the written engagement letter lists. It is the engagement, not a market convention, that fixes the scope.
Online service Not set by law; no independent published source found as of September 2026 Whatever the service’s own published terms list.
DIY template Not set by law; no independent published source found as of September 2026 The document alone. Drafting and funding are the purchaser’s to do.

We found no published source for this figure as of September 2026. The Nevada trust prices that are published come from law firms, online document sellers, or sites paid to refer customers to them. None is an independent publisher, so none is cited here.

No Nevada statute sets what a living trust costs. Nevada trust law governs how a trust is created and administered; it fixes no drafting charge. What is fixed by law is the probate side of the comparison, below. A trust holds assets outside probate only to the extent those assets are retitled into it, and deed preparation — the step that retitles real estate — is a separate charge wherever the trust is drafted.

What drives the price within Nevada

No Nevada statute sets any of these, and we found no independent published source for how much each moves the price as of September 2026. They are the items a drafting engagement is made of:

  • A joint trust for a married couple, against a single-person trust, against two separate trusts.
  • A new deed drafted and recorded for every property retitled into the trust, and a separate one in each other state where property is held.
  • A blended family, a special-needs beneficiary, a business interest, or estate-tax exposure.
  • Whether the price covers the trust document alone or a package with a pour-over will and powers of attorney.

What probate costs in Nevada by comparison

A funded living trust holds assets outside probate. The figure it is measured against is therefore the cost of Nevada probate itself.

Nevada is one of the pricier probate states because the attorney can take a statutory percentage under NRS §150.060 and the executor a separate percentage under NRS §150.020 — the two commissions stack on the value of the estate.

On a $500,000 Nevada estate the personal representative's commission under NRS 150.020(1) is $11,150 — 4% of the first $15,000 ($600), 3% of the next $85,000 ($2,550) and 2% of the remaining $400,000 ($8,000). The attorney's compensation is reasonable under NRS 150.060(1) and may be set on the hourly rate, on the value of the estate, on an agreement under NRS 150.061(4), or on another method the court preapproves. Where the estate-value basis is used, NRS 150.060(4) allows 4% of the first $100,000, 3% of the next $100,000 and 2% of the next $800,000, which on $500,000 is $13,000, and NRS 150.060(5) requires a written agreement signed by the personal representative first. On that basis the two together come to $24,150 before court costs.

For the full breakdown, see How Much Does Probate Cost in Nevada?.

How Nevada probate cost compares to trust cost

Nevada sets both attorney and executor compensation on a percentage basis, and the two are charged separately, so the fees stack. The two schedules are separate, so the attorney's percentage and the executor's percentage are each charged against the estate.

A living trust operates on two things: assets retitled into it pass outside probate, and the trust document governs management if the grantor becomes incapacitated. Those are the documented functions; the figures above are what each costs in Nevada.

Nevada-specific things to know

Nevada is a community-property state, which simplifies trust planning for married couples and gives a double step-up in basis at the first spouse's death. Nevada is also a notably trust-friendly state (self-settled 'asset protection' trusts, no state income tax) and levies no estate or inheritance tax.

Funding. A trust only avoids probate for assets you retitle into it — recording a trust-transfer deed for Nevada real estate and updating owners on bank and brokerage accounts. Married couples should confirm community-property assets are handled correctly when funding. A trust holds outside probate only the assets actually retitled into it; assets left in the grantor’s own name pass through probate whether or not a trust exists.

What affects the price in Nevada

We found no published source for Nevada trust pricing as of September 2026, so this page states no range and no price drivers beyond what the work itself consists of, above. The one price on this page that is fixed by law is the probate court’s, in the section above, with the statute that fixes it cited there.

What determines whether a trust applies in Nevada

In Nevada the operative factor is real estate, on which the stacked percentage fees are calculated. Accounts with named beneficiaries pass by designation, and Nevada provides a deed upon death.

The circumstances in which a living trust has a documented effect:

  • Real estate, particularly in more than one state — property in another state otherwise requires a separate ancillary probate there.
  • Privacy — a probated will becomes a public court record; a trust does not.
  • Incapacity — a trust governs management during life; a will takes effect only at death.
  • Staged distributions — a trust can direct payment over time; a will distributes at closing.

Where an estate consists of assets that already pass by beneficiary designation or joint ownership, those assets bypass probate without a trust. For the documented differences between the two instruments, see Will vs. Trust: How They Differ.

What the record shows

Item Nevada
Price of a living trust Not set by law; no independent published source found as of September 2026
Governing statutes NRS §150.060 (statutory attorney fees); NRS §150.020 (executor compensation); NRS ch. 163 (Nevada trust law); NRS §146.070 (set-aside without administration)
State authority Nevada Supreme Court Law Library / Self-Help Center (nvcourts.gov)

A trust holds outside probate only the assets actually retitled into it; an unfunded trust leaves those assets in probate. The Nevada probate figures this is measured against are set out above with their citations. No figure is published here for what a trust costs to draft: we found no independent published source as of September 2026.

Living trust costs in other states

Compare Nevada with living trust pricing in other states:

This page sets out what Nevada law fixes about a living trust and the probate it is measured against, as of September 2026. It is not legal or financial advice; statutes and thresholds change and depend on your situation. Confirm current figures and rules with a licensed Nevada attorney. It states no drafting price, because we found no independent published source for one. Sources: Nevada Supreme Court Law Library / Self-Help Center (nvcourts.gov); NRS §150.060 (statutory attorney fees), NRS §150.020 (executor compensation), NRS ch. 163 (Nevada trust law), NRS §146.070 (set-aside without administration).

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