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can someone tell me in simple terms, what it means when a house has to go through probate? -- nm

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Jun 18 '15, 14:13

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It's usually nothing specific about the fact that it's a house, but that the property, as a possession, is owned in part by someone who has died. - landbeck Jun 18, 14:19 8
- so what is the point of handing over your possessions in a Last Will and Test.? -- nm - groiny Jun 18, 14:21 7
  - Without a will you do not have a choice as to how the assets are distributed. It's determined by law. A will allows you to allocate as you choose - pmb Jun 18, 14:23 3
    - if 100% of everything you own is left to one person in the will, does it still have to go through this process? -- nm - groiny Jun 18, 14:25 2
      - Honestly I don't practice in this area so I don't know for sure. I belive it does because you still have to pay off your creditors before assets get - pmb Jun 18, 14:30
      - The community has an interest in ensuring that the will was legal. If I show up after Trump dies with a will that gives me everything, it's bad - landbeck Jun 18, 14:30
  - and, so that others can't make a claim for it. -- nm - Andie Jun 18, 14:23
  - to avoid probate. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 18, 14:22 1
    - (Or, specifically, to avoid protracted probate periods) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 18, 14:23
link - all the boys love OBBR Jun 18, 14:15 6
- Did you get the email I sent you a couple of months ago about Shazam? -- nm -- nm - landbeck Jun 18, 14:31
- so if someone is left a house in another person's will, that would not require probate if I read correctly? -- nm - groiny Jun 18, 14:16 4
  - Everything goes through probate. The will is part of that process. If there are specific designations (Joe gets my car, Jill gets my house), that - landbeck Jun 18, 14:21
  - The will is probated. Assuming the will is proper and in orde, the house goes to the named legatee -- nm - slipping jimmy Jun 18, 14:18 2
    - And then Uncle Sam puts his hand in your shirt and squeezes your tit till it's purple. Always get the short end. That's a fact. -- nm - Hadley Jun 18, 14:20
    - this is where that "simple terms" falls in. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 18, 14:19
nevermind, google helped with this better than I thought it would. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 18, 14:14

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