BeneCounsel provides high-quality & cost-effective special needs legal services throughout Virginia.

INCOME-BASED SLIDING SCALE DISCOUNTS

Instructions:  Find your discount by matching your household size to your current income bracket and adjusting for assets.

​Asset Adjustment:          

  • More than $5,000 but less than $10,000 – move 1 column to the right
  • More than $10,000 but less than $50,000 – move 2 columns to the right
  • More than $50,000 – move 3 columns to the right


Special Financial Hardships:  Please let us know of any extraordinary expenses that significantly impact your ability to pay for legal representation.

Household:  Includes spouses, partners, minor children, stepchildren, and legal dependents who live with you and rely on your income.       

Income: Includes gross wages, salaries, self-employment earnings, adoption subsidies, Social Security retirement payments, pensions, veteran’s benefits, spousal support, and investment income of all household members.  DOES NOT INCLUDE SSI, child support, SNAP benefits, housing vouchers, or Medicaid.

Assets: Includes cash, checking accounts, savings accounts, CDs, stocks, bonds, rental properties, businesses, crypto currency, and retirement accounts in the withdrawal phase. Also includes money in a Special Needs Trust or an ABLE account.  DOES NOT INCLUDE your home, cars, or personal property.


[1] Based on the 2026 Guidelines published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

$ free - Consultations  

$ 150 - Medical Power of Attorney  
      
$ 200 - Durable General Power of Attorney  


$ 100 - Educational Power of Attorney  


$ 400 - Bundle of all 3 POAs above


$ 2,000 - Guardianship (uncontested) 


$ 1,500 - Guardianship Modification 


$ 1,500 - Guardianship Transfer 


$ 1,000 - Guardianship Register Order 


$ 1,000 - Third-Party Special Needs Trust (3P-SNT)  


$ 300 - Last Will & Testament 


$ 200 - Advance Directive
     

$ 200 - Durable General Power of Attorney


$ 1,500 Estate Planning Bundle #1 

     (includes 1 3P-SNT, 1 Will, 1 Durable POA and 1 Advance Directive)  


$ 2,100 - Estate Planning Bundle #2 

     (includes 1 3P-SNT, 2 Wills, 2 Durable POAs and 2 Advance Directives) 


$3,500 - First- Party Special Needs Trust (1P-SNT)*

     * Income based Sliding Scale discount does not apply

     * Military discount: - $1,500

     * Continuing child-support discount: - $2,000   

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: BeneCounsel, Inc. presents the information on this website as a service to members of the general public. Use of this site does not create an attorney-client relationship between BeneCounsel and the user.  While the information on this site is about legal issues, it is not intended as legal advice or as a substitute for the advice of your own counsel.

Our Flat Fees are ALL INCLUSIVE; there are NO hidden fees or charges.

We offer reduced fees for low-income families.

Services / flat fees