{"product_id":"how-to-avoid-probate-for-everyone-protecting-your-estate-for-your-loved-ones-paperback","title":"How to Avoid Probate for Everyone: Protecting Your Estate for Your Loved Ones - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald Farrington Sharp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn How to Prepare Your Estate and Avoid Costly Mistakes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWant to avoid probate? Gleaned from his forty-four years as an estate attorney, Sharp describes the probate process and the many reasons why it should be your last resort in estate settlement methods in \u003ci\u003eHow to Avoid Probate for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e. Living trusts are important, but there are many alternatives to using a living trust for probate avoidance. These alternatives are explained step-by-step as Sharp delves into the details. Examples of such approaches include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhile state laws vary, most allow for expedited procedures for low-value estates without having to create a trust.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere are a dozen different ways of leaving assets to heirs automatically at death.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecial types of deeds allow you to keep control of your real estate during lifetime yet transfer it to heirs automatically at death.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere are several ways of titling vehicles that allow heirs to get them without court procedures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeneficiary designations on bank and investment accounts keep them out of your probate estate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoint ownership of accounts and real estate can solve inheritance problems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommon myths and misconceptions about estates and probate are debunked.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Trusts are covered in detail, including a section on must-use trust provisions to cover common complications and showing how a trust can easily resolve these. Joint and single trusts are examined and issues, such as how to handle personal property items, are suggested. (For instance, who gets the piano?) By avoiding probate court-supervised adult guardianship and conservatorship, families can avoid embarrassing and time-consuming incompetency hearings in court. Samples of the described documents are also included to give the reader an idea of what the paperwork actually looks like. Sharp's matter-of-fact explanations will prepare any reader to take the necessary steps to prepare their estate with confidence and avoid probate.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Farrington Sharp, Esquire, \u003c\/b\u003e has practiced family and estate law since 1975 after attending the University of Michigan and Wayne State University Law Schools. He has personally prepared over three thousand trusts and is the author of \u003ci\u003eLiving Trusts for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWinning the Divorce War\u003c\/i\u003e (both from Allworth Press), as well as \u003ci\u003eNo Regrets, No Remorse\u003c\/i\u003e (Poisoned Pen Press). An award-winning mystery writer and sculptor, Sharp is married to the artist Susannah Keith and has three children and three terrific granddaughters. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47704205164803,"sku":"9781621537304","price":86.09,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/MHl2UmZSa2xnRlFLOGF1UFR5ZE5xUT09.webp?v=1770087738","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-ae\/products\/how-to-avoid-probate-for-everyone-protecting-your-estate-for-your-loved-ones-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}