The gap in the middle
At one end there are traditional firms, where a full plan runs into the thousands and takes several daytime appointments. At the other end there are document sites that will sell you a PDF for the price of a dinner.
Most families belong in the middle, and until recently nothing lived there. That is the whole reason this exists: online convenience, an actual attorney's involvement and oversight, and pricing that lets you start now rather than someday.
Why cheap documents are not the bargain they look like
Inexpensive services can generate documents. What they cannot do is tell you whether the document accomplishes what you intended, or what protection is missing.
Take a parent whose child has just started college. They find a low-cost power of attorney online and assume the problem is solved. Whether it names the right authority, whether the HIPAA release covers what a hospital will actually ask for, whether it holds up when it is needed at two in the morning — none of that is addressed by a generic download. Documents drafted by an estate planning attorney for Florida, with questions that follow your situation, are a different product entirely — and they are what families think they are buying.
Accessible on purpose
First responders, teachers, healthcare and municipal workers, faith communities, credit union members, veterans — the people most likely to be told to "get their affairs in order" and least likely to be quoted a price they can act on. The Community Partnership Program exists for them, at 10–40% off standard pricing, and many people already hold an employer legal benefit that covers more than they realize.
Two doors, both open
If your situation is straightforward, use the site: answer the questions, get your documents drafted and reviewed, sign online, done. If it is not — a business, a blended family, tax exposure, a beneficiary who needs protecting — you can work directly with Kevin in his boutique practice, and booking that through Estate Plans for Life comes with a 30% discount.