{"product_id":"9781413322774","title":"8 Ways to Avoid Probate","description":"\u003cp\u003eDid you know? If you plan carefully, your estate may not have to go through the process of probate. Probate can drag on for years, and can easily cost your family thousands of dollars—money that would otherwise have gone to them. \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. Using the simple, plain-English instructions, you'll learn how to create a savvy estate plan. Find out about:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e setting up payable-on-death accounts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e naming beneficiaries, including children, institutions, and multiple beneficiaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e naming beneficiaries for retirement accounts, vehicles, real estate, and stocks and bonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e special procedures for small estates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e holding property in joint ownership, and alternatives to joint ownership\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e using a living trust to avoid probate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e making gifts of property and money\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\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—12 states now offer a special deed for just this purpose.","brand":"NOLO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043819995376,"sku":"9781413322774","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781413322774_p0.jpg?v=1763725655","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781413322774","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}