Synopsis
Some simple planning can spare families the cost and delay of probate court proceedings after a loved one's death. Probate can drag on for years, and can easily cost thousands of dollars -- money that would otherwise have gone to survivors.
8 Ways to Avoid Probate offers simple and effective methods for skipping the probate process so that property goes directly to the intended beneficiaries. In plain English, it explains:
• setting up payable-on-death accounts
• naming beneficiaries, including children, institutions, and multiple beneficiaries
• naming beneficiaries for retirement accounts, vehicles, real estate, and stocks and bonds
• streamlined probate procedures for small estates
• holding property in joint ownership, and alternatives to joint ownership
• using a living trust to avoid probate
• making gifts of property and money
This edition provides updates to estate and gift tax laws, updated 50-state tables on simplified probate, and additional information on how to bequeath real estate without probate -- nearly 20 states now offer a special deed for just this purpose.
8 Ways to Avoid Probate offers simple and effective methods for skipping the probate process so that property goes directly to the intended beneficiaries. In plain English, it explains:
• setting up payable-on-death accounts
• naming beneficiaries, including children, institutions, and multiple beneficiaries
• naming beneficiaries for retirement accounts, vehicles, real estate, and stocks and bonds
• streamlined probate procedures for small estates
• holding property in joint ownership, and alternatives to joint ownership
• using a living trust to avoid probate
• making gifts of property and money
This edition provides updates to estate and gift tax laws, updated 50-state tables on simplified probate, and additional information on how to bequeath real estate without probate -- nearly 20 states now offer a special deed for just this purpose.
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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 Plus. 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.
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