TuckerAllen moderator Scott Trout and estate planning attorney Kevin Mason review strategies to utilize to avoid probate.
Probate is a court supervised process wherein the executor or personal representative appointed under a decedent’s last will and testament proves the validity of the will and distributes the estate under the terms of the will. Unfortunately, probate can be a time-consuming and expensive process. Mr. Trout and Mr. Mason discuss how trusts and pour-over wills can be utilized to avoid this process.
