Leading estate planning, probate and trust administration law firm in Canyon County and throughout southern Idaho. Full-service firm since 1968 with 10 attorneys and 100+ combined years of legal experience.
Probate in Ada County
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Ada County Magistrate Court
Ada County · 4th Judicial District
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Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
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200 West Front Street, Boise, ID 83702
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Guardianship Firms Serving Ada County
Coeur d'Alene firm focusing on estate planning, probate, and elder law. Virginia Robinson graduated from Gonzaga University School of Law and previously clerked for Hon. Lansing Haynes of the First Judicial District of Idaho. Special pricing for active and retired first responders.
Specializes in estate planning for families including those with special needs children. Uses a trademarked "Collaborative Legal Planning Process." Virtual meetings available statewide; serves families in Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Caldwell, Twin Falls, Coeur d'Alene, Pocatello, and more.
Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Idaho
Free Idaho forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Idaho.
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Last Will and Testament
In Idaho, a will is signed before 2Idaho Code § 15-2-502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyIdaho Code § 15-2-502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source.
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Healthcare Power of Attorney
Idaho requires neither witnesses nor a notaryIdaho Code § 39-4510Verified Oct 15, 2026View source for a healthcare power of attorney.
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Financial Power of Attorney
Idaho treats a power of attorney as durable by defaultIdaho Code § 15-12-101, § 15-12-104, § 15-12-105, § 15-12-106, § 15-12-107, § 15-12-109, § 15-12-113, § 15-12-119, § 15-12-120, § 15-12-201, § 15-12-301, § 15-12-302; Idaho Code § 55-805, § 55-806Verified Sep 18, 2026View source, and it is signed with no witness or notary requirementIdaho Code § 15-12-101, § 15-12-104, § 15-12-105, § 15-12-106, § 15-12-107, § 15-12-109, § 15-12-113, § 15-12-119, § 15-12-120, § 15-12-201, § 15-12-301, § 15-12-302; Idaho Code § 55-805, § 55-806Verified Oct 21, 2026View source.
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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Idaho
Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Idaho: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Idaho.
How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?
In Idaho, four years at a public university cost about $71,828NCES Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 330.20, public 4-year in-state tuition, fees, room and board, academic year 2022-23Verified Oct 17, 2026View source and the cost of living is near the U.S. averageBEA Regional Price Parities, all items, by state, 2024Verified Oct 17, 2026View source; no state estate or inheritance tax appliesNo state estate, inheritance, or gift tax. Idaho Code Title 14, ch. 4 (Estate and Transfer Tax Reform Act of 1988) was repealed in full by H.B. 381, 2020 Idaho Sess. Laws ch. 65 (eff. July 1, 2020); the estate tax had applied only to deaths before Jan. 1, 2005. Idaho State Tax Commission: "Idaho has no gift tax or inheritance tax, and its estate tax for deaths expired in 2004."Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?
An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Idaho runs $3,280Estimate: 10 hours at $328, Clio's Idaho Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $4,920Estimate: 15 hours at $328, Clio's Idaho Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source and a simple will $933Estimate: 3 hours at $311, Clio's Idaho Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $1,866Estimate: 6 hours at $311, Clio's Idaho Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
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Who Inherits Without a Will?
Idaho is a community property state, so the surviving spouse already owns half of what the couple acquired during the marriage. Without a will in Idaho, descendants divide what passes to them per capita with representationIdaho Code § 15-2-106Verified Oct 21, 2026View source, and an heir must survive the decedent by 120 hoursIdaho Code § 15-2-104Verified Oct 21, 2026View source to inherit.
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