How do we avoid probate?
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How do we avoid probate?
This is in a community property state. Wife dies has 2 grown children and there was no Will. There is no money so the community had to pay for the funeral. There is a home valued at $30,000 and the children want $8,000 each. How can he do this without going through the time and expense of probate?
Asked on April 23, 2013 under Estate Planning, Louisiana
Answers:
Victor Waid / Law Office of Victor Waid
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
You can't avoid probate entirely. Consult a probate lawyer to assist you in filing a petition into probate court supported by a small estate affidavit, a very short process, so you cann get the title into your names, to be able to sell the property and divide the proceeds.
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