Archive for September, 2007

Sep 3 2007

Can Probate Be Avoided?

When a person dies, he or she generally leaves both probate and non-probate assets. Assets that are distributed outside of the probate process are non-probate assets. Since the probate process is not involved, these assets generally can be distributed more quickly to the appropriate beneficiaries. Another advantage of non-probate assets is that since they escape…