Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida

Re: Trusts & estate planning

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A trust might allow for the avoidance of probate although it generally just simplifies the process. Trusts can be extremely expensive and not necessary for the average person. You should give this much thought before doing setting one up.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: Trusts & estate planning

No, it does not completely eliminate the neet for probate. However, it can greatly simplify probate and possibly enable the use of the streamlined summary proceedings. This, in turn, reduces the complexity and cost of the probate proceedings.