8 Ways to Avoid Probate - 16th Edition by Mary Randolph (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Want to save your family money and hassle? Read this book!

If you want to save your heirs time and money, this book is for you. Probate court proceedings can drag out and cost tens of thousands of dollars in attorney and court fees--money that would otherwise have gone directly to your loved ones. 8 Ways to Avoid Probate offers easy ways to spare your family the hassles of probate court while explaining the latest state and federal laws impacting probate avoidance methods in easy-to-understand language.

You'll learn about the benefits of using living trusts, creating transfer-on-death deeds, setting up pay-on-death designations for bank accounts, retirement funds, securities, vehicles, and more. After implementing these strategies, you'll have peace of mind knowing you've maximized the property for your heirs while minimizing conflict, fees, and wasted time.

Review Quotes

"...provides readers with solid advice on easy methods that can skip the probate process, from naming payable-on-death beneficiaries for financial accounts and owning property jointly to creating living trusts and more. It's been completely updated to include the latest estate laws and gift tax rules, and offers a focus on the transfer-on-death deeds which are now available in more states..." Midwest Book Review

"Randolph takes the position that the probate process is an unnecessary expenditure of time and money." Library Journal