{"id":9882,"date":"2019-02-27T19:46:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T19:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amerilawyer-blog.local\/?p=9882"},"modified":"2019-09-26T20:08:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T20:08:56","slug":"estate-planning-lawyer-miami","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/estate-planning-lawyer-miami","title":{"rendered":"Estate Planning Lawyer Miami | Avoiding Probate 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-size:17px\">\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:none; width:45%\">\n<div>\n<h1 style=\"margin-bottom:0px; font-family:'arial black'; font-size:30px\">Estate Planning Lawyer Miami Office<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p align=\"justify\" style=\"margin-top:0px\">\nWhen someone passes away, the legal process in which their assets get properly distributed\u2014to designate heirs and pay off debt\u2014is known as probate. The probate court will first assign someone to manage the estate, choosing one if there is no will or if the will doesn&#8217;t appoint one. The deceased individual&#8217;s properties and assets get cataloged, appraised, then designated to heirs according to the will. If there is no will, the distribution of the decedent\u2019s property will yield to State probate law. All debt and taxes owed by the departed\u2014including lawyers and court fees get paid off with probate assets. For a lot of people, avoiding probate is the best way to prevent all those costs, which could take up a large sum of what the heirs would have received. Read on to learn how to avoid probate and save your loved one&#8217;s hard-earned money from unnecessary fees, penalties, and taxes.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:438px; height:331px; border:none\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amerilawyer-blog.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/courtroom-898931_1920-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"estate-planning-lawyer-miami\" width=\"438\" height=\"331\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12751\" style=\"margin-left:20%; border: outset 2px #c4c4c4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/courtroom-898931_1920-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/courtroom-898931_1920-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/courtroom-898931_1920-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/courtroom-898931_1920-144x108.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/courtroom-898931_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<!--BEGINNING OF MOBILE FORM -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"margin-top:30px\">\r\n<div style=\"border-style: solid none solid none; 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Call <a href=\"tel:1-800-603-3900\" style=\"color:red\">(800) 603-3900<\/a> for a Free Consultation with our Estate Planning Lawyer Miami Office<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0px; font-family:'arial black'; font-size:30px\">What Types of Assets are Subject to Probate?<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p align=\"justify\" style=\"margin-top:0px\">\nMany assets may not be subject to probate, and get passed on to the beneficiaries automatically without including a probate court. Assets subject to probate include those that aren&#8217;t under a trust, don&#8217;t have an established beneficiary or heir, and aren&#8217;t jointly owned. Property with tenants in common\u2014which several individuals share ownership of, will go through probate to find an appropriate heir to the decedent&#8217;s share in ownership.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0px; font-family:'arial black'; font-size:30px\">How to Avoid Probate in Florida?<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p align=\"justify\" style=\"margin-top:0px\">\nThere are several ways to avoid putting your assets through probate when you pass, including:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amerilawyer.com\/livingtrusts\/index.htm\" style=\"font-weight:700; text-decoration:underline\">Create a Living Trust<\/a><br \/>Assets under a living trust get passed on to the designated beneficiaries automatically without going through probate. Avoiding court and lawyer fees, taxes, and other costs amidst a great expense of time and effort.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top:10px\"><font style=\"font-weight:700; text-decoration:underline\">Establish Beneficiaries<\/font><br \/>Many assets such as bank accounts give owners the option of naming a successor, so the account gets transferred automatically to the heir without the need for probate.<\/li>\n<li align=\"justify\" style=\"margin-top:10px\"><font style=\"font-weight:700; text-decoration:underline\">Joint Ownership<\/font><br \/>Joint ownership (also known as joint tenancy) is when two or more people\u2014own an equal share of the asset\u2014such as a married couple. When one of the owners pass, the other owner(s) absorb their share. Not to be mistaken with tenants in common, in which two or more people share ownership, but instead of the other owner(s) absorbing the decedent&#8217;s share, it gets passed down to a beneficiary in the probate process. Joint ownership with rights of survivorship is a great way to bypass probate and expedite distribution of your wealth to your loved ones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0px; font-family:'arial black'; font-size:30px\">What is a Living Trust?<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p align=\"justify\" style=\"margin-top:0px\">\nA Trust is an arrangement where money, real estate, or other assets are transferred from the settlor to be managed and administered for the benefit of another pursuant to the terms of the Trust.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li align=\"justify\"><font style=\"font-weight:700; text-decoration:underline\">Revocable Living Trust<\/font><br \/>The revocable living Trust is created by a written document, known as a Trust instrument, and funding of the Trust should occur at the same time as the execution of the Trust instrument, or shortly thereafter. Most often the grantor or settlor, the creator of the Trust, and Trustee, the administrator of the Trust, are the same individual, and the grantor or settlor reserves the right to revoke or amend the Trust at any time. The main attraction of Revocable Living Trust is the avoidance of probate upon the grantor or settlor\u2019s death. Probate is avoided because the Trust assets are owned by the Trust rather than the grantor or settlor. Also, if a grantor or settlor has properties in several states, the cost of probate administration is avoided because the administration is consolidated with one Trust instrument. The property held in the Trust will pass at the grantor or settlor&#8217;s death free of probate unless the Trust estate is to be distributed to the Personal Representative of the probate estate.<\/li>\n<li align=\"justify\" style=\"margin-top:10px\"><font style=\"font-weight:700; text-decoration:underline\">Irrevocable Living Trust<\/font><br \/>A revocable Trust is a Trust where the Trust can be modified, amended, or revoked; an irrevocable Trust is a Trust, which, by its terms, cannot be modified, amended, or revoked. What does this mean? While the Revocable Living Trust allows the grantor or settlor to retain some asset control, has flexibility and avoids the costs and duration of probate, the tradeoff is that the assets in the Trust do not avoid the estate tax. With an Irrevocable Living Trust the grantor or settlor\u2019s control is ceded, but the estate tax is avoided.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0px; font-family:'arial black'; font-size:30px\">How Can I Transfer Assets To The Trust?<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p align=\"justify\" style=\"margin-top:0px\">\nYou should transfer title to the Trust the way it normally would happen: with a deed for real property; a vehicle title for a car; or a bill of sale for personal property. If you have a mortgage, you should contact the lender to find out if they will permit the transfer. The transfer to the Trust will be effective and perfected when the deed is signed, documented and recorded. A bill of sale is used to transfer most personal property. Anything not transferred to the Trust may be subject to probate. Because personal property may be purchased after the date of the bill of sale, periodic transfers would need to be made or purchase may be made directly by the trust with its cash, bank note or credit card.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0px; font-family:'arial black'; font-size:30px\">Do I need to hire an Estate Planning Lawyer Miami Office?<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p align=\"justify\" style=\"margin-top:0px\">\nCreating a living trust entails cataloging all your assets, corresponding paperwork, titles, deeds, certificates, and choosing beneficiaries for those assets. It&#8217;s a complex legal process and you should hire an attorney to prepare the documents and create the living trust for you to cover all your bases and avoid negative legal implications. 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