8 Ways to Avoid Probate - Softcover

Randolph, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413308570 ISBN 13: 9781413308570

Publisher: Nolo, 2008

Synopsis

Save your family money, time and headaches with a few easy steps. Probate can drag on for years, and can easily cost your family thousands of dollars -- money that would otherwise have gone to them.

8 Ways to Avoid Probate offers simple but effective methods to skip the entire process -- plus real-world examples of how others have used them. In the end, you'll understand:

payable-on-death accounts

naming beneficiaries

special procedures for small estates

using joint ownership of property

creating a living trust

making gifts of property and money

and more

The 7th edition provides the latest estate and gift tax rules, updated 50-state tables on simplified probate, new IRS rules on inherited IRAs and 401(k)s. And more on how to leave real estate without probate -- 10 states now allow a special deed for this purpose.

About this title

From the Publisher

Save your family money, time and hassle --quickly and easily

About the Author

Mary Randolph earned her law degree from the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of The Executor's Guide: Settling Your Loved One's Estate or Trust, 8 Ways to Avoid Probate, Every Dog's Legal Guide: A Must-Have Book for Your Owner, and Deeds for California Real Estate. She is also a coauthor of the legal manual for Quicken WillMaker. She has been a guest on The Today Show and has been interviewed by many publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and more. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nolo
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1413308570
• ISBN 13: 9781413308570
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 274