{"product_id":"9781413320145","title":"8 Ways to Avoid Probate","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e8 Ways to Avoid Probate\u003c\/i\u003e offers simple and effective methods for skipping the probate process so that property goes directly to the intended beneficiaries. In plain English, it explains:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• setting up payable-on-death accounts\u003cbr\u003e • naming beneficiaries, including children, institutions, and multiple beneficiaries\u003cbr\u003e • naming beneficiaries for retirement accounts, vehicles, real estate, and stocks and bonds\u003cbr\u003e • streamlined probate procedures for small estates\u003cbr\u003e • holding property in joint ownership, and alternatives to joint ownership\u003cbr\u003e • using a living trust to avoid probate\u003cbr\u003e • making gifts of property and money\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NOLO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056718168304,"sku":"9781413320145","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781413320145_p0.jpg?v=1763726541","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781413320145","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}