There may be other reasons you wish to avoid probate.

Avoiding probate is not the only reason to choose a living trust.

Finally, all the effort to avoid probate can backfire sometimes.

Then, of course, there are more complicated issues, like avoiding probate and reducing taxes, that depend on individual situations.

So if you have contentious relatives, do whatever you can to avoid probate.

If she gives us the house now we avoid probate, which means we don't have to pay an arm and a leg in inheritance taxes.

Also, putting things in a trust avoids probate and any issues with property transferring.

Joint accounts are often created in order to avoid probate.

A life estate can avoid probate and ensure that an intended heir will receive title to real property.

Advocates argue that having one allows you to avoid probate, retain privacy and save money.