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Can someone give me some advice on where I can get a basic legal will drawn up? Is any lawyer able to help and what would the cost be.

Printable free legal documents. Just add your info.

Is $125 for a single person, $200 for a family.  
 
Now, That was a price we were told but I am unsure if that same rate applies to Living Wills or New Draft wills. We have ours done and just need to update them with no big changes, and that is the price we were told last week.  
 
I do like dealing with them at Donald Legal, very understanding and thorough. Give them a call.

Any lawyer can help you draw up a proper legal will, and most usually don't charge a whole lot. I think my husband and I paid around $175 a few years ago when we had ours done.  
 
You can also download documents from the internet, or you can just leave a written letter/list, etc. and sign it. Make sure someone knows where it is to be found. This is considered completely legal as well.  
 
Having a will with a lawyer is the easiest way to ensure your family/friends will not have to deal with a lengthy process to finalize your estate. Although there are other ways of making a legal will, it still could make more of a process for who you leave behind to look after things.  
 
Make sure that you talk to the people you want to name in your will as executor and power of attorney, as this is something most people want to know ahead of time that they are responsible for. These are not jobs to be surprised with after your loved one has just died.

mommyof4 said "Printable free legal documents. Just add your info. "

Thanks for the info.  
So after we've printed and entered the info from this website, do we need to take it to a lawyer to have it authorized?

mine was very simple, so I did it on the internet. Canadian will site, printed it off and got notary to sign it.

I would also recommend enduring power of attorney. This identifies and allows someone to take care of your financial affairs should you become unable to. And identify a back up. A few years ago my MIL died, who was 19 years younger than FIL. At that time He had dementia and unable to make decisions. Took 6 months and 3500 to 4000 for my hubby to get appointed as decision maker - and he had no siblings to argue with over this! without this we couldn't cash his pension cheques to pay for his nursing home. or disconnect utilities. or anything.

Thank you to all for the input. Very helpful!

posted twice sorry  
 
Edited by melsey, 2016-01-13 10:42:06