Estate Planning: 11 Ways to Avoid Probate

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#1 Live forever. You see, if you never die, you don’t need to avoid probate. Figure out immortality, and you’ve got this problem solved!

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If you’ve had to go through this process after the death of a parent or close relative, you know how painful, costly, and time-consuming probate can be.

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Fortunately, several tactics can be employed to ease the burden or avoid probate entirely. Dr. Jim Dahle lists 11 methods people commonly employ to avoid probate.

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Estate Planning: 11 Ways to Avoid Probate

What Is Probate?

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The 11 Methods of Keeping Assets Out of Probate

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This one seems really simple, but it is incredibly effective and often very cheap for everyone involved. If it isn’t yours when you die, it doesn’t go through probat

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