How to Avoid Probate without a Trust Avoiding probate without a trust is not always the best solution but it is possible. Most of my clients come to my office with the primary objective of avoiding probate. If your goal is to transfer your assets free of probate, a Living Trust may be a [...]
Avoiding Probate: Key to avoiding the 'missteps' that can lead to 'probate. The idea of lawyers and courts getting involved with our estate if we don’t have a living trust, or if our estate must pass through probate, is good motivation to seek estate planning advice. Avoiding probate is key to eliminating unintended estate [...]
Probate Basics-What is a Probate? Probate is the court-supervised process of distributing a deceased person’s estate. An estate is the total value of an individual’s assets at their passing. This includes bank accounts, investment accounts, real estate, and personal property. There are different levels of court supervision depending on the complexities of the case. [...]
